Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze, 1778)
(Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAdelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)
GenusAdelphocoris (a genus of capsid bugs)
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)
Records of Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug) :
1: Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)
17 Aug 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view with ovipositor saw everted - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - magnified - silver background
2: Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)
14 Sep 2017 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping in flowery fen meadow
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thoax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
3: Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on lesser fleabane
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view

Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Adelphocoris lineolatus (Lucerne Plantbug, Lucerne Bug)
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