Himacerus mirmicoides (O. Costa, 1834)
(Ant Damsel Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHimacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
GenusHimacerus (a genus of damsel bugs)
FamilyNABIDAE (damsel bugs)
SuperfamilyCIMICOIDEA (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 Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug) :
1: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
4 Sep 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Nettles
Image 1: Female - brachypter - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
29 Aug 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping in rank grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Forewing hairs - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Male - genital capsule - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Scutellum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification
3: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
9 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Macropterous female, beaten from birch . Photos: Imago, grey background
Image 1: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - macropterous - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - macropterous - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - macropterous - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - enlarged - grey background (2)
4: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
24 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Nymph, at MV
Image 1: Nymph - dorsal viewImage 2: Nymph - lateral viewImage 3: Nymph - lateral view (2)
5: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
3 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under plants in front garden . Photos: Antlike young nymph
Image 1: Nymph - dorsal and lateral views
6: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
3 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under plants in front garden . Photos: half-grown nymph
Image 1: Nymph - three views
7: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
3 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under plants in front garden . Photos: brachypterous adult
Image 1: Adult - dorsal and lateral views
8: Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
3 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under plants in front garden . Photos: Macropterous adult
Image 1: Female - ventral, lateral and dorsal views

Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)
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