Anthocoris Fallén, 1814
(flower bugs)

Interactions where Anthocoris is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris/Anthocorisflower bugsadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
larva larva is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris/Anthocorisflower bugslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids

Author & YearTitleSource
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Anthocoris (flower bugs) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anthocoris (flower bugs) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAnthocoris (flower bugs)
FamilyANTHOCORIDAE (flower 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthocoris (flower bugs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. A key to the Western European species of Anthocoris Het News.
Le Quesne, W.J. 1954 Studies in the British species of Anthocoris Fallen (Hem., Anthocoridae) including two new subspecies Ent. Mon. Mag..
Péricart, J (translated by Stuart Foster) 1983 A key to Western European species of Anthocoris Het News 1.

Anthocoris (flower bugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anthocoris (flower bugs):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Anthocoris (flower bugs)
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