Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur, 1839)
(Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug)

Interactions where Tritomegas sexmaculatus 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
adult adult sucks sap of Ballota nigra Black Horehound Lamiales: Lamiaceae Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus, Pendleton, T. & D.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Tritomegas sexmaculatus/Tritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's pied shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Ballota nigra/Ballota nigrablack horehound
nymph nymph sucks sap of Ballota nigra Black Horehound Lamiales: Lamiaceae Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus, Pendleton, T. & D.
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Tritomegas sexmaculatus/Tritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's pied shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Ballota nigra/Ballota nigrablack horehound

Author & YearTitleSource
Pendleton, T. & D.Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatuswww.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds3/insectinfocusramburspiedshieldbug.htm

Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug)
FamilyCYDNIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pendleton, T. & D. Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds3/insectinfocusramburspiedshieldbug.htm

Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tritomegas sexmaculatus (Rambur’s Pied Shieldbug):

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