Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Meadow Plant Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug)
TribeStenodemini (grass bugs)
SubfamilyMIRINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs and grass 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 Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug) :
1: Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug)
27 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Swept off grassy Hypocheris radicata
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view
2: Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug)
5 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Lesser Water Parsnip leaf
Image 1: Top view
3: Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
28 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Pair
Image 1: Dorsal view - femaleImage 2: Dorsal view - male

Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leptopterna dolabrata (Meadow Plant Bug)
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