Harpocera thoracica (Fallén, 1807)
(a plantbug or grassbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHarpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug)
TribePhylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyPHYLINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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)
Records of Harpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug) :
1: Harpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug)
4 May 2017 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Males, beaten off Oak
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennae - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - head, thorax and antennae - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head, thorax and antennae - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Harpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug)
4 May 2017 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Females, beaten off Oak
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head, antennae and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Harpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Harpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Harpocera thoracica (a plantbug or grassbug)
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