MIRIDAE
(capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)

Interactions where MIRIDAE 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').

Filters:

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
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Lindenius albilabris a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Lindenius albilabris/Lindenius albilabrisa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Miridaecapsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs female stocks nest with
is predated by Himacerus apterus Tree Damsel Bug Hemiptera: Nabidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus/Himacerus (Himacerus) apterustree damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Miridaecapsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs is predator of
is predated by Nabis ferus Field Damsel Bug Hemiptera: Nabidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Nabis (Nabis) ferus/Nabis (Nabis) ferusfield damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Miridaecapsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
BRYOCORINAE
fern capsids
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 10 trophisms
DERAEOCORINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs
Subfamily 4 subtaxa 10 trophisms
Heterocordylus
a genus of bugs
Genus 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Macrolophus
a genus of bugs
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Macrotylus
a genus of bugs
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Mecomma
a genus of bugs
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
MIRINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs and grass bugs
Subfamily 12 subtaxa 32 trophisms 5 references
ORTHOTYLINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs
Subfamily 37 subtaxa 171 trophisms 1 references
PHYLINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs
Subfamily 60 subtaxa 272 trophisms 5 references
Tuponia
a genus of bugs
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (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 MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Le Quesne, W. 1984 Draft Keys to Mirid Genera Het News 4.
Nau, B.S. 2010 Heteroptera of the British Isles (2010 version)
Nau, B.S. 2006 *** Heteroptera of the British Isles (2006 version) ***(Superseded)
Nau, B.S. 1985 Identification of some species of mirids and shield-bugs while immature Het News No 5: 3-5.
Skipper, L. Danmarks Blomstertæger www.miridae.dk/
Wagner, E. & Weber, H.H. 1964 *** Heteropteres Miridae ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 67, 590pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dolling, W.R. 1984 Notes on the British Miridae Het News 3: 3-9.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 279 images of MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
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