BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

PENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Genus Aelia (bishop's mitre bugs)   2   3
Genus Dolycoris (a genus of shieldbugs) 44 4   3
Species Eysarcoris fabricii (Kirkaldy) (a shieldbug) 6 5   3
Species Holcostethus vernalis (Wolff) (a shieldbug)       1
Species Neottiglossa pusilla (Gmelin) (a shieldbug)     1 1
Species Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Vegetable Bug)     2  
Genus Palomena (a genus of shieldbugs) 40 5   5
Species Pentatoma rufipes (Linnaeus) (Forest Bug) 24 11   1
Species Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius) (Gorse Shieldbug) 23 5   4
Species Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus) (a shieldbug)       1
Species Sciocoris cursitans (Fabricius) (a shieldbug)       1
Species Troilus luridus (Fabricius) (a shieldbug) 2 3   4
Species Zicrona caerulea (Linnaeus) (Blue Bug)     1 1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

UKshieldbugs: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKshieldbugs/ E-forum
Hawkins, R.D., 2003 Shieldbugs of Surrey
Nau, B.S., 1985 Identification of some species of mirids and shield-bugs while immature

General Works

HetNews (Downloadable paper of vice-county distributions of Pentatomoidea) Publisher

PENTATOMIDAE 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 PENTATOMIDAE:

nymph nymph is taken to the nest of female Astata boops - a solitary wasp (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

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

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

References

Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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