Aptesis nigrocincta (Gravenhorst, 1815)
(a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon)

Interactions where Aptesis nigrocincta 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 is ectoparasitoid of pupa Foreign Hoplocampa testudinea Apple Sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), Babendreier, D., 2000
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Aptesis nigrocincta/Aptesis nigrocinctaa brachypterous cryptine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa testudinea/Hoplocampa testudineaapple sawflypupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Babendreier, D., 2000Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 90: 291-297.

Aptesis nigrocincta (a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aptesis nigrocincta (a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAptesis nigrocincta (a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon)
GenusAptesis (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeAptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
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 Aptesis nigrocincta (a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Schmidt, K. & Zmudzinski, F. 2007 Beiträge zur Kenntnis der badischen Schlupfwespenfauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) 6. Unterfamilie Cryptinae Carolinea Vol 65: 189-224.

Aptesis nigrocincta (a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Babendreier, D. 2000 Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 90: 291-297.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Aptesis nigrocincta (a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon):

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