Anthocoris visci Douglas, 1889
(Mistletoe Flower Bug)

Interactions where Anthocoris visci 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
is predator of nymph UK/Ireland Cacopsylla visci Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker Hemiptera: Psyllidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris visci/Anthocoris viscimistletoe flower bug Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Cacopsylla visci/Cacopsylla viscimistletoe psyllid, mistletoe suckernymph
is associated with UK/IrelandRestricted Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
Mistletoe - a review of its distribution, conservation and insect associates, Briggs, J., 2011
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris visci/Anthocoris viscimistletoe flower bug Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoeSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Briggs, J., 1995Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National SurveyBritish Wildlife Vol 7 No 2: 75-82.
Briggs, J., 2011Mistletoe - a review of its distribution, conservation and insect associatesBritish Wildlife Vol 23 (1): 23-31.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Anthocoris visci (Mistletoe Flower Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anthocoris visci (Mistletoe Flower Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthocoris visci (Mistletoe Flower Bug)
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 visci (Mistletoe Flower Bug)

Anthocoris visci (Mistletoe Flower Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Nau, B. 1985 Mistletoe bugs Het News No 6: 8.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Anthocoris visci (Mistletoe Flower Bug):

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