Pinalitus viscicola (Puton, 1888)
(a capsid bug)

Interactions where Pinalitus viscicola 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 associated with Cacopsylla visci Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker Hemiptera: Psyllidae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Pinalitus viscicola/Pinalitus viscicolaa capsid bug Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Cacopsylla visci/Cacopsylla viscimistletoe psyllid, mistletoe sucker
sucks sap of UK/IrelandQuestionableRestricted 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
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Pinalitus viscicola/Pinalitus viscicolaa capsid bug Foodplant / sap suckerRelationship uncertainUK 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.

Pinalitus viscicola (a capsid bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pinalitus viscicola (a capsid bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPinalitus viscicola (a capsid bug)
GenusPinalitus (a genus of plantbugs)
TribeMirini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyMIRINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs and grass bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (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 Pinalitus viscicola (a capsid bug)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Briggs, J. 2011 Mistletoe - a review of its distribution, conservation and insect associates British Wildlife Vol 23 (1): 23-31.

Pinalitus viscicola (a capsid bug) may also 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 Pinalitus viscicola (a capsid bug):

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