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LYGAEIDAE (ground bugs)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Lygaeidae? Imago 18 May 2007 West Norfolk England 1
Lygaeidae? Imago 6 March 1972 South Wiltshire England 2

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Species Beosus maritimus (Scopoli) (a ground bug)         1
Species Chilacis typhae (Perris) (a ground bug)   1 2    
Genus Drymus (a genus of ground bugs) 2        
Species Drymus brunneus (Sahlberg) (a ground bug)     2   2
Species Drymus sylvaticus (Fabricius) (a ground bug)   2     2
Genus Eremocoris (a genus of ground bugs) 1        
Species Eremocoris plebejus (Fallen) (a ground bug)         1
Species Gastrodes grossipes (de Geer) (Pine-cone Bug)   5      
Species Graptopeltus lynceus (Fabricius) (a ground bug)   15 4    
Species Heterogaster urticae (Fabricius) (Nettle Groundbug)     6    
Species Ischnodemus sabuleti (Fallen) (European Cinchbug)   24 9    
Genus Kleidocerys (a genus of ground bugs) 1        
Species Kleidocerys resedae (Panzer) (a ground bug)   2 9   2
Species Lygaeus equestris (Linnaeus) (a ground bug)       1  
Species Orsillus depressus (Dallas) (a ground bug)         2
Genus Scolopostethus (a genus of ground bugs) 2        
Species Scolopostethus decoratus (Hahn) (a ground bug)         2
Species Scolopostethus thomsoni Reuter (a ground bug)         2
Genus Stygnocoris (a genus of ground bugs) 2        
Species Stygnocoris fuligineus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy) (a ground bug)         1
Species Stygnocoris sabulosus (Schilling) (a ground bug)     1   1
Genus Trapezonotus (a genus of ground bugs) 1        
Species Trapezonotus arenarius (Linnaeus) (a ground bug)   11 6    

Suggested Literature

General Works

Eyles, A.C., 1962 Some notes on natural enemies of Lygaeidae

LYGAEIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with LYGAEIDAE:

Photos is endoparasitoid host of larva Phasia pusilla - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Foreign Belshaw, R., 1993

Lygaeidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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