HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

Interactions where HEMIPTERA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Crossocerus annulipes a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Crossocerus annulipes/Crossocerus annulipesa digger waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Didineis lunicornis a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Didineis lunicornis/Didineis lunicornisa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Dryudella pinguis a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Dryudella pinguis/Dryudella pinguisa digger waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Mimesa equestris a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Mimesa equestris/Mimesa equestrisa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Mimesa lutaria a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Mimesa lutaria/Mimesa lutariaa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs female stocks nest with
nymph is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Mimumesa dahlbomi a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Mimumesa dahlbomi/Mimumesa dahlbomia solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugsnymph female stocks nest with nymph
honeydew may support superficial pseudothecium UK/Ireland Dennisiella babingtonii a sooty mould Capnodiales: Coccodiniaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Coccodiniaceae/Dennisiella babingtonii/Dennisiella babingtoniia sooty mouldsuperficialpseudothecium Animal / honeydew feederUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs superficial pseudothecium feeds on honeydew
honeydew may support UK/Ireland Seuratia millardetii an ascomycete Seuratiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Seuratiaceae/Seuratia millardetii/Seuratia millardetiian ascomycete Animal / honeydew feederUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Hemipterabugs feeds on honeydew

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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

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

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Suborder 17 subtaxa 70 trophisms 34 references
Suborder 334 subtaxa 1,317 trophisms 162 references
Suborder 269 subtaxa 1,482 trophisms 104 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 HEMIPTERA (bugs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, B.N.K. 1991 Insects on Nettles Naturalists' Handbooks, 1, 2 edition, 68pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
() Guthrie, M. 1989 Animals of the Surface Film Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 12, 85pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Saunders, E. 1892 *** The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands ***(Superseded) 350pp, L. Reeve & Co. Ltd
Skipper, L. Danmarks Blomstertæger www.miridae.dk/
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. 1959 Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Wayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Unwin, D. 2001 A Key to the Families of British Bugs (Insecta, Hemiptera) AIDGAP Keys, 1-35pp, Field Studies Council
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

Foodplants

Hawkins, R.D. 1985 Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild Het News No 6: 3.

On Cherry Trees

Leather, S.R. & Bland, K.P. 1999 Insects on cherry trees 82pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

On Thistles

Redfern, M. 1995 Insects and Thistles Naturalists' Handbooks, No 4, Second (revised) edition, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Plant Galls

() Darlington, A. 1968 A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour Blandford Press
() Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2011 British Plant Galls AIDGAP Keys, Second edition, 432pp, Field Studies Council
() Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2002 *** British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi ***(Superseded) AIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council
() Stubbs, F.B. (Editor) 1986 *** Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls ***(Superseded) 95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Stored Product Pests

Mound, L. (ed) 1989 Common Insects of Stored Products: a guide to their identification Economic Series, No 15, Seventh Edition edition, 68pp, British Museum (Natural History)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Hets discussion group
HetNews
Bantock, T. & Botting, J. Bug anatomy www.britishbugs.org.uk/bug_bits.html
Eversham, B. 1985 Some possible additions to the British List Het News No 6: 4-5.
Nau B.S. 2006 Current names of Southwood & Leston (1959) Heteroptera species

Dead Wood

Alexander, K.N.A. 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist Research Reports, Report no 467, 142pp, English Nature

Journals

Het News HetNews

Nature Conservation

Anon. 1983 A revised list of threatened and rare Heteroptera Het News 1.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to HEMIPTERA (bugs):

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