Myrmedobia exilis (Fallén, 1807)
(a minute bug)

Interactions where Myrmedobia exilis 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
female female is predator of Adelges pineapple gall, pseudo-cone and other woolly aphids Hemiptera: Adelgidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Myrmedobia exilis/Myrmedobia exilisa minute bugfemale Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelges/Adelgespineapple gall, pseudo-cone and other woolly aphids (7-8)
female female is associated with PINOPSIDA conifers Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Myrmedobia exilis/Myrmedobia exilisa minute bugfemale Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifers (7-8)
nymph nymph is associated with Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Big Shaggy-moss Hypnales: Hylocomiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Myrmedobia exilis/Myrmedobia exilisa minute bugnymph Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Hypnales/Hylocomiaceae/Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus/Hylocomiadelphus triquetrusbig shaggy-moss
nymph nymph is associated with Polytrichum commune s.l. common haircap Polytrichales: Polytrichaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Myrmedobia exilis/Myrmedobia exilisa minute bugnymph Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Polytrichopsida/Polytrichales/Polytrichaceae/Polytrichum commune s.l./Polytrichum commune s.l.common haircap

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.

Myrmedobia exilis (a minute bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Myrmedobia exilis (a minute bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyrmedobia exilis (a minute bug)
GenusMyrmedobia (a genus of minute bugs)
FamilyMICROPHYSIDAE (minute 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myrmedobia exilis (a minute bug)

Myrmedobia exilis (a minute bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Myrmedobia exilis (a minute bug):

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