Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Hawthorn Shieldbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
FamilyACANTHOSOMATIDAE (a family of phytophagous 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)
Records of Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) :
1: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
18 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
perched on on ground feeder cage
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
27 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
4th instar nymphs, on Spur Valerian
Image 1: 4th instar nymph - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: 4th instar nymph - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: 4th instar nymph - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: 4th instar nymph - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
3: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
12 Sep 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
adults, and 3rd instar (red version) and 5th instar nymphs, on Cotoneaster spp.
Image 1: Adult and 3rd and 5th instar nymphs - black backgroundImage 2: Adult and 3rd and 5th instar nymphs - black background (2)Image 3: Adult and 3rd and 5th instar nymphs - black background (3)Image 4: Adult and 3rd and 5th instar nymphs - black background (4)Image 5: Adult and 3rd and 5th instar nymphs - black background (5)Image 6: Adults - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 7: 3rd instar nymph (red version) - dorsal view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 8: 3rd instar nymph (red version) - dorsal view - enlarged - black background (2)Image 9: 3rd instar nymph (red version) - lateral view, and adult - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 10: 5th instar nymph - dorsal view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 11: 5th instar nymph - dorsal view - enlarged - black background (2)Image 12: Adults - latero-ventral view - enlarged - natural background
4: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
29 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
hibernating under bark on fallen Birch
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Latero-ventral viewImage 3: Underside

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
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