Heterocordylus genistae (Scopoli, 1763)
(a plantbug or grassbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHeterocordylus genistae (a plantbug or grassbug)
GenusHeterocordylus (a genus of 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 Heterocordylus genistae (a plantbug or grassbug) :
1: Heterocordylus genistae (a plantbug or grassbug)
20 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Swept from Dyers Greenweed
Image 1: Dorsal viewsImage 2: Dorsal views (2)Image 3: Lateral views

Heterocordylus genistae (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Heterocordylus genistae (a plantbug or grassbug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Heterocordylus genistae (a plantbug or grassbug)
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