Rhopalus subrufus (Gmelin, 1790)
(a rhopalid bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug)
GenusRhopalus (a genus of rhopalid bugs)
FamilyRHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs)
SuperfamilyCOREOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
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 Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug) :
1: Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug)
15 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept off Wood Sage and Ling
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - antennae back - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug)
13 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Dandelion head
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - ventral view
3: Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug)
24 May 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Wood Sage
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view

Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhopalus subrufus (a rhopalid bug)
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