RHOPALIDAE
(rhopalid bugs)

RHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

RHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 2 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Genus 3 subtaxa 18 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyRHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs)
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 RHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Southampton Natural History Society 2007 Shieldbugs of Southampton
  • Regional Guides

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

    RHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to RHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs):

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