Enoplops scapha (Fabricius, 1794)
(Boat Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEnoplops scapha (Boat Bug)
FamilyCOREIDAE (squashbugs)
SuperfamilyCOREOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
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 Enoplops scapha (Boat Bug) :
1: Enoplops scapha (Boat Bug)
9 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
numerous individuals and mating pairs on Perpetual Spinach spreading from garden
Image 1: Dorsal view - in situ - close-upImage 2: Female - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 5: Latero-dorsal view - in situ - close-upImage 6: Male - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 8: Mating pair - in situ - close-upImage 9: Mating pair - in situ - close-up (2)Image 10: Mating pair - in situ - close-up (3)Image 11: Mating pair - in situ - close-up (4)Image 12: Mating pair - in situ - dorsal view - close-upImage 13: Mating pair - in situ - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 14: Mating pair - in situ - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 15: Mating pairs - in situImage 16: Male - head - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 17: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified
2: Enoplops scapha (Boat Bug) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
5 Aug 1971 OSGR: SX87 50° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Nymph
Image 1: Nymph - anterior viewImage 2: Nymph - antero-dorsal viewImage 3: Nymph - front three quarter view

Enoplops scapha (Boat Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Enoplops scapha (Boat Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Enoplops scapha (Boat Bug)
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