Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781)
(a capsid bug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPantilius tunicatus (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 Pantilius tunicatus (a capsid bug) :
1: Pantilius tunicatus (a capsid bug)
2 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male and female, beaten from Hazel . Photos: Male imago
Image 1: Male, dorsal view - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 2: Male, ventral view - enlarged - dark background
2: Pantilius tunicatus (a capsid bug)
29 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - enlarged - dark background
3: Pantilius tunicatus (a capsid bug)
23 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, at MV
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - ventral view

Pantilius tunicatus (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 Pantilius tunicatus (a capsid bug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pantilius tunicatus (a capsid bug)
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