Cyllecoris histrionius (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Harlequin Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug)
TribeOrthotylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyORTHOTYLINAE (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 Cyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug) :
1: Cyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug)
2 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - body - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Cyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug)
12 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Beaten from Oak
Image 1: Dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Lateral view

Cyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cyllecoris histrionius (Harlequin Bug)
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