Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Summer Chafer)

Interactions where Amphimallon solstitiale 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
adult (swarming) swarming adult may be found on live canopy Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Amphimallon solstitiale/Amphimallon solstitialesummer chaferswarmingadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarslivecanopy
is associated with Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Amphimallon solstitiale/Amphimallon solstitialesummer chafer Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimes
adult (swarming) swarming adult may be found on live canopy Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Amphimallon solstitiale/Amphimallon solstitialesummer chaferswarmingadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmslivecanopy

Interactions where Amphimallon solstitiale is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Dexia rustica a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha, Walker, M.G., 1943
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Dexia rustica/Dexia rusticaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Amphimallon solstitiale/Amphimallon solstitialesummer chaferlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Walker, M.G., 1943Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolonthaProceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Series A. 113: 126-176.

Amphimallon solstitiale (Summer Chafer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Amphimallon solstitiale (Summer Chafer) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmphimallon solstitiale (Summer Chafer)
GenusAmphimallon (a genus of chafers)
SubfamilyMELOLONTHINAE (cockchafers)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
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 Amphimallon solstitiale (Summer Chafer)

Amphimallon solstitiale (Summer Chafer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Walker, M.G. 1943 Notes on the biology of Dexia rustica F., a dipterous parasite of Melolontha melolontha Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Series A. 113: 126-176.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Amphimallon solstitiale (Summer Chafer):

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