Dicranocephalus medius (Mulsant & Rey, 1870)
(a spurgebug)

Interactions where Dicranocephalus medius 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 sucks sap of Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Stenocephalidae/Dicranocephalus medius/Dicranocephalus mediusa spurgebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia amygdaloides/Euphorbia amygdaloideswood spurge
nymph nymph sucks sap of Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Stenocephalidae/Dicranocephalus medius/Dicranocephalus mediusa spurgebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia amygdaloides/Euphorbia amygdaloideswood spurge
adult adult sucks sap of Euphorbia esula Leafy Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Stenocephalidae/Dicranocephalus medius/Dicranocephalus mediusa spurgebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia esula/Euphorbia esulaleafy spurge
nymph nymph sucks sap of Euphorbia esula Leafy Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Stenocephalidae/Dicranocephalus medius/Dicranocephalus mediusa spurgebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia esula/Euphorbia esulaleafy spurge

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.

Dicranocephalus medius (a spurgebug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dicranocephalus medius (a spurgebug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDicranocephalus medius (a spurgebug)
GenusDicranocephalus (a genus of bugs)
FamilySTENOCEPHALIDAE (spurgebugs)
SuperfamilyCOREOIDEA (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 Dicranocephalus medius (a spurgebug)

Dicranocephalus medius (a spurgebug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dicranocephalus medius (a spurgebug):

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