Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)
(a capsid bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLiocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
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 Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug) :
1: Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
12 Jul 2017 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
2 females, swept off Nettles
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver background
2: Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Nettle
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view
3: Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on Mint
Image 1: Underside, top and side views
4: Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
30 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Top view

Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Liocoris tripustulatus (a capsid bug)
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