Drymus sylvaticus (Fabricius, 1775)
(a ground bug)

Interactions where Drymus sylvaticus 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 feeds on hyphae FUNGI true fungi Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugadult Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungihyphae
nymph nymph feeds on hyphae FUNGI true fungi Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugnymph Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungihyphae
adult adult sucks sap of BRYOPSIDA mosses Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryopsidamosses
nymph nymph sucks sap of BRYOPSIDA mosses Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryopsidamosses
adult adult sucks sap of Mnium a genus of thyme-mosses Bryales: Mniaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryales/Mniaceae/Mnium/Mniuma genus of thyme-mosses
nymph nymph sucks sap of Mnium a genus of thyme-mosses Bryales: Mniaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryales/Mniaceae/Mnium/Mniuma genus of thyme-mosses

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 endoparasitoid host of larva Cinochira atra a bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Some notes on natural enemies of Lygaeidae, Eyles, A.C., 1962
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Cinochira atra/Cinochira atraa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugnymph larva is endoparasitoid of nymph
imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Cinochira atra a bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Some notes on natural enemies of Lygaeidae, Eyles, A.C., 1962
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Cinochira atra/Cinochira atraa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus/Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusa ground bugimago larva is endoparasitoid of imago

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Eyles, A.C., 1962Some notes on natural enemies of LygaeidaeEnt. Mon. Mag. 98: 226-227.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Drymus sylvaticus (a ground bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Drymus sylvaticus (a ground bug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDrymus sylvaticus (a ground bug)
GenusDrymus (a genus of ground bugs)
FamilyLYGAEIDAE (seed bugs or ground bugs)
SuperfamilyLYGAEOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
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 Drymus sylvaticus (a ground bug)

Drymus sylvaticus (a ground bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Drymus sylvaticus (a ground bug):

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