Smicromyrme rufipes (Fabricius, 1787)
(Small Velvet Ant)

Interactions where Smicromyrme rufipes is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva kleptoparasitises food store UK/Ireland Aculeata aculeates: bees, wasps and ants Hymenoptera Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Mutillidae/Smicromyrme rufipes/Smicromyrme rufipessmall velvet antlarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Aculeata/Aculeataaculeates: bees, wasps and antsfood store

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Smicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Smicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSmicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant)
FamilyMUTILLIDAE (velvet ants)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Smicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant)

Smicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Smicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Smicromyrme rufipes (Small Velvet Ant)
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