Tingis cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Spear Thistle Lacebug)

Interactions where Tingis cardui 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
adult adult sucks sap of green parts (not involucre) Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Tingis (Tingis) cardui/Tingis (Tingis) carduispear thistle lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistlegreen parts (not involucre) (8-7)
nymph nymph sucks sap of involucre Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Tingis (Tingis) cardui/Tingis (Tingis) carduispear thistle lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistleinvolucre (7-10)
adult adult sucks sap of green parts (not involucre) Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Tingis (Tingis) cardui/Tingis (Tingis) carduispear thistle lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium palustre/Cirsium palustremarsh thistlegreen parts (not involucre) (8-7)
nymph nymph sucks sap of involucre Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Tingis (Tingis) cardui/Tingis (Tingis) carduispear thistle lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium palustre/Cirsium palustremarsh thistleinvolucre (7-10)
adult adult sucks sap of involucre Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Tingis (Tingis) cardui/Tingis (Tingis) carduispear thistle lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium vulgare/Cirsium vulgarespear thistleinvolucre (8-7)
nymph nymph sucks sap of involucre Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Tingis (Tingis) cardui/Tingis (Tingis) carduispear thistle lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium vulgare/Cirsium vulgarespear thistleinvolucre (7-10)

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M., 1968The Natural History of Spear Thistle-headsField Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Tingis cardui (Spear Thistle Lacebug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tingis cardui (Spear Thistle Lacebug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTingis cardui (Spear Thistle Lacebug)
GenusTingis (a genus of lacebugs)
FamilyTINGIDAE (lace bugs)
SuperfamilyTINGOIDEA (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 Tingis cardui (Spear Thistle Lacebug)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Redfern, M. 1968 The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads Field Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.

Tingis cardui (Spear Thistle Lacebug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tingis cardui (Spear Thistle Lacebug):

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