Aradus corticalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a flat bark bug)

Interactions where Aradus corticalis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
nymph nymph feeds on mycelium FUNGIQuestionable true fungi Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugnymph Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungi?mycelium
adult adult is associated with fungus-covered stump Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesfungus-coveredstumpMajor
adult adult may be found under bark Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesbarkMajor
adult adult is associated with fungus-covered stump [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesfungus-coveredstump
adult adult may be found under bark [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesbark
adult adult is associated with fungus-covered stump PINOPSIDA conifers Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersfungus-coveredstump
adult adult may be found under bark PINOPSIDA conifers Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus corticalis/Aradus corticalisa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersbark

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Aradus corticalis (a flat bark bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aradus corticalis (a flat bark bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAradus corticalis (a flat bark bug)
GenusAradus (a genus of flat bark bugs)
FamilyARADIDAE (flat bark bugs)
SuperfamilyARADOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aradus corticalis (a flat bark bug)

Aradus corticalis (a flat bark bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aradus corticalis (a flat bark bug):

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