Xylocoris cursitans (Fallén, 1807)
(a bloodsucking bug)

Interactions where Xylocoris cursitans 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 is predator of COLLEMBOLA springtails Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitansa bloodsucking bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Collembola/Collembolaspringtails
adult adult is predator of Rhizophagus (Zoo.) a genus of narrow bark beetles Coleoptera: Monotomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitansa bloodsucking bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Monotomidae/Rhizophagus (Zoo.)/Rhizophagus (Zoo.)a genus of narrow bark beetles
adult adult is predator of Bitoma crenata a narrow timber beetle Coleoptera: Zopheridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitansa bloodsucking bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Zopheridae/Bitoma crenata/Bitoma crenataa narrow timber beetle
adult adult is predator of Thrips a genus of thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitansa bloodsucking bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips/Thripsa genus of thrips

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.

Xylocoris cursitans (a bloodsucking bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xylocoris cursitans (a bloodsucking bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXylocoris cursitans (a bloodsucking bug)
GenusXylocoris (a genus of flower bugs)
FamilyANTHOCORIDAE (flower bugs)
SuperfamilyCIMICOIDEA (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 Xylocoris cursitans (a bloodsucking bug)

Xylocoris cursitans (a bloodsucking bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xylocoris cursitans (a bloodsucking bug):

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