PENTATOMIDAE
(a family of shieldbugs)

Interactions where PENTATOMIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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Affected Part 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 Summary
nymph is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Astata boops a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Astata boops/Astata boopsa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Pentatomidaea family of shieldbugsnymph female stocks nest with nymph

PENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
AMYOTEINAE
predatory shieldbugs
Subfamily 4 subtaxa 24 trophisms 1 references
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Species 1 references
PENTATOMINAE
a subfamily of phytophagous shield bugs
Subfamily 13 subtaxa 77 trophisms 4 references
Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
PODOPINAE
a subfamily of turtle bugs
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 7 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
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 PENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Duke, C. UKshieldbugs
Nau, B.S. 1985 Identification of some species of mirids and shield-bugs while immature Het News No 5: 3-5.
Southampton Natural History Society 2007 Shieldbugs of Southampton

  • Adults And Nymphs

    • in the hand () Wood, A. Shieldbug life-stages page on the British Bugs website www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/idcards/life_stages.html

  • Regional Guides

    • in the hand () Hawkins, R.D. 2003 Shieldbugs of Surrey Surrey Wildlife Atlas Project, 192pp, Surrey Wildlife Trust

    PENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to PENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs):

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