ACANTHOSOMATIDAE
(a family of phytophagous shieldbugs)

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

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

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Species 10 trophisms 1 references
Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Elasmucha ferrugata
a shieldbug
Species 5 trophisms
Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyACANTHOSOMATIDAE (a family of phytophagous 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 ACANTHOSOMATIDAE (a family of phytophagous shieldbugs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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 http://sotonnhs.org/publications.asp

Life Stages

Wood, A. (Life stage illustrations) www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/idcards/life_stages.html

Regional Guides

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

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bantock, B. 2018 Provisional atlas of shieldbugs and allies

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

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