Cyphostethus tristriatus (Fabricius, 1787)
(Juniper Shieldbug)

Interactions where Cyphostethus tristriatus 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 sucks sap of unripe cone UK/Ireland Chamaecyparis a genus of cypresses Pinales: Cupressaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis/Chamaecyparisa genus of cypressesunripecone
adult adult sucks sap of ripe berry UK/IrelandMajor Juniperus communis Common Juniper Pinales: Cupressaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperripeberryMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of ripe berry UK/IrelandMajor Juniperus communis Common Juniper Pinales: Cupressaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperripeberryMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of unripe cone UK/Ireland Thuja red cedars Pinales: Cupressaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedarsunripecone

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 Foreign Subclytia rotundiventris a shield bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Subclytia rotundiventris/Subclytia rotundiventrisa shield bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbug larva is endoparasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper 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 Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug)

Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Eversham, B. 1985 Elasmostethus tristriatus Het News No 5: 7.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 12 images of Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper Shieldbug)
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