Podops inuncta (Fabricius, 1775)
(European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPodops inuncta (European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug)
SubfamilyPODOPINAE (a subfamily of turtle bugs)
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 Podops inuncta (European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug) :
1: Podops inuncta (European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug)
16 Sep 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by sweeping grass under hedge
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and pronotum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Podops inuncta (European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Podops inuncta (European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Podops inuncta (European Turtlebug, Turtle Bug)
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