Nabis rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Damsel Bug, Common Damselbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNabis rugosus (Common Damsel Bug, Common 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 rugosus (Common Damsel Bug, Common Damselbug) :
1: Nabis rugosus (Common Damsel Bug, Common Damselbug)
16 Sep 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, fawn-brown form, brachypter, by sweeping grass under hedge
Image 1: Male brachypter - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - genital capsule - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - macropterous - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - macropterous - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - macropterous - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - paramere - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nabis rugosus (Common Damsel Bug, Common Damselbug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nabis rugosus (Common Damsel Bug, Common Damselbug)
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