Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)
(Dark Guest Ant)

Interactions where Anergates atratulus 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
is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Tetramorium caespitum Turf Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Anergates atratulus/Anergates atratulusdark guest ant Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Tetramorium caespitum/Tetramorium caespitumturf antnest

Author & YearTitleSource
Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975Hymenoptera: FormicidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Anergates atratulus (Dark Guest Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anergates atratulus (Dark Guest Ant) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnergates atratulus (Dark Guest Ant)
SubfamilyMYRMICINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (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 Anergates atratulus (Dark Guest Ant)

Anergates atratulus (Dark Guest Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anergates atratulus (Dark Guest Ant):

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