Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPicromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)
SubfamilyAMYOTEINAE (predatory shieldbugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
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 Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug) :
1: Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)
22 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD21 53° 40’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: South Lancs (VC 59) England
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)
7 Aug 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
1 female, on beach, at edge of water crawling out of the sea
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and pronotum - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
3: Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)
7 Aug 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
1 male, on beach, at edge of water crawling out of the sea
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background

Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug)
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