Nabis ericetorum Scholtz, 1847
(Heath Damsel Bug, Heath Damselbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNabis ericetorum (Heath Damsel Bug, Heath Damselbug)
GenusNabis (a genus of damsel bugs)
FamilyNABIDAE (damsel bugs)
SuperfamilyCIMICOIDEA (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 Nabis ericetorum (Heath Damsel Bug, Heath Damselbug) :
1: Nabis ericetorum (Heath Damsel Bug, Heath Damselbug)
19 Sep 2017 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Macropterous female, swept off Purple Moor Grass among small birch
Image 1: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - macropterous - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - macropterous - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - genital capsule - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - genital capsule - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ovipositor 1ary valves - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ovipositor 2ary valves - microscope low magnification - silver background

Nabis ericetorum (Heath Damsel Bug, Heath Damselbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nabis ericetorum (Heath Damsel Bug, Heath Damselbug)
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