Alydus calcaratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(an ant bug)

Interactions where Alydus calcaratus 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
nymph nymph is a guest in nest FORMICIDAE ants Hymenoptera Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicidaeantsnest
nymph nymph is a guest in nest Formica rufa Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica rufa/Formica rufared wood ant, southern wood antnest
nymph nymph is a guest in nest Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antnest
nymph nymph is a guest in nest [Lasius niger s.l.] small black ants Hymenoptera: Formicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius niger s.l./Lasius niger s.l.small black antsnest
nymph nymph is a guest in nest Myrmica rubra Red Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica rubra/Myrmica rubrared antnest

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.

Alydus calcaratus (an ant bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Alydus calcaratus (an ant bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlydus calcaratus (an ant bug)
FamilyALYDIDAE (ant 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)
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Alydus calcaratus (an ant bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Alydus calcaratus (an ant bug):

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