Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Hawthorn Shieldbug)

Interactions where Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 leaf Minor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksleafMinor
adult adult sucks sap of leaf UK/Ireland Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneastersleaf (4-mid-7, 8-9 or later)
nymph nymph sucks sap of leaf UK/Ireland Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneastersleaf (early 6-late 9)
adult adult sucks sap of haw Major Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornshawMajor (4-mid-7, 8-9 or later)
adult adult sucks sap of leaf Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsleaf (4-mid-7, 8-9 or later)
nymph nymph sucks sap of leaf Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsleaf (early 6-late 9)
nymph nymph sucks sap of haw Major Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornshawMajor (early 6-late 9)
adult adult sucks sap of Minor Sorbus whitebeams Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/SorbuswhitebeamsMinor
adult adult sucks sap of leaf Minor [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsleafMinor

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 endoparasitoid host of larva Lophosia fasciata a shield bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Lophosia fasciata Mg. (Dipt.: Tachinidae) in the London suburbs, and an apparently new host record, Allen, A.A., 1987
Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lophosia fasciata/Lophosia fasciataa shield bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale/Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalehawthorn shieldbug larva is endoparasitoid of

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Allen, A.A., 1987Lophosia fasciata Mg. (Dipt.: Tachinidae) in the London suburbs, and an apparently new host recordEntomologist’s Record and journal of variation 99: 83.
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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
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 Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug)

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn Shieldbug):

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