The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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adult | adult is predator of larva | CHRYSOMELIDAE | leaf and flea beetles | Coleoptera | Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 |
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nymph (3rd instar onwards) (solitary) | solitary nymph (3rd instar onwards) is predator of larva | CHRYSOMELIDAE | leaf and flea beetles | Coleoptera | Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 |
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adult | adult is predator of caterpillar | LEPIDOPTERA | butterflies and moths | Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 |
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nymph (3rd instar onwards) (solitary) | solitary nymph (3rd instar onwards) is predator of caterpillar | LEPIDOPTERA | butterflies and moths | Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 |
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nymph (1st and 2nd instars) (gregarious) | gregarious nymph (1st and 2nd instars) sucks sap of | [Xylophytes] | broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers | Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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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. |
Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug) |
Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Picromerus bidens (Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug) |
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