Xylocoris galactinus (Fieber, 1836)
(The Hot Bed Bug)

Interactions where Xylocoris galactinus 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
is associated with manure heaps, hot-beds, stable straw, grain bins etc Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinus/Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinusthe hot bed bug Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humanmanure heaps, hot-beds, stable straw, grain bins etc
adult adult is predator of Cryptolestes ferrugineus Rust-red Grain Beetle Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinus/Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinusthe hot bed bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Laemophloeidae/Cryptolestes ferrugineus/Cryptolestes ferrugineusrust-red grain beetle

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.

Xylocoris galactinus (The Hot Bed Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xylocoris galactinus (The Hot Bed Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXylocoris galactinus (The Hot Bed Bug)
GenusXylocoris (a genus of flower bugs)
FamilyANTHOCORIDAE (flower 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 Xylocoris galactinus (The Hot Bed Bug)

Xylocoris galactinus (The Hot Bed Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xylocoris galactinus (The Hot Bed Bug):

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