Reduvius personatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(an assassin bug)

Interactions where Reduvius personatus 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 a guest in house Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / guest /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humanhouse (5-end 9)
nymph nymph is a guest in house Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humanhouse
adult adult is predator of OPILIONES harvestmen Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Opiliones/Opilionesharvestmen (5-end 9)
nymph nymph is predator of OPILIONES harvestmen Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Opiliones/Opilionesharvestmen
adult adult is predator of Chelifer cancroides House False-scorpion Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Pseudoscorpiones/Cheliferidae/Chelifer cancroides/Chelifer cancroideshouse false-scorpion (5-end 9)
nymph (later instars) nymph (later instars) is predator of Chelifer cancroides House False-scorpion Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph (later instars) Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Pseudoscorpiones/Cheliferidae/Chelifer cancroides/Chelifer cancroideshouse false-scorpion
adult adult is predator of Lepisma saccharina Silver Fish, Silverfish Zygentoma: Lepismatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Zygentoma/Lepismatidae/Lepisma saccharina/Lepisma saccharinasilver fish, silverfish (5-end 9)
nymph nymph is predator of Lepisma saccharina Silver Fish, Silverfish Zygentoma: Lepismatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Zygentoma/Lepismatidae/Lepisma saccharina/Lepisma saccharinasilver fish, silverfish
adult adult is predator of DIPTERA two-winged flies Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Dipteratwo-winged flies (5-end 9)
nymph nymph is predator of DIPTERA two-winged flies Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Dipteratwo-winged flies
adult adult is predator of Cimex lectularius Bed Bug, Wall Louse, "Mahogany Flat", "Crimson Rambler" Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Cimex lectularius/Cimex lectulariusbed bug, wall louse, "mahogany flat", "crimson rambler" (5-end 9)
nymph nymph is predator of Cimex lectularius Bed Bug, Wall Louse, "Mahogany Flat", "Crimson Rambler" Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Cimex lectularius/Cimex lectulariusbed bug, wall louse, "mahogany flat", "crimson rambler"
adult adult is predator of Liposcelis booklice Psocoptera: Liposcelididae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Psocoptera/Liposcelididae/Liposcelis/Liposcelisbooklice (5-end 9)
nymph nymph is predator of Liposcelis booklice Psocoptera: Liposcelididae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Psocoptera/Liposcelididae/Liposcelis/Liposcelisbooklice

Interactions where Reduvius personatus 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
nymph (1st instar) is predated by adult Chelifer cancroides House False-scorpion Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Pseudoscorpiones/Cheliferidae/Chelifer cancroides/Chelifer cancroideshouse false-scorpionadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Reduviidae/Reduvius personatus/Reduvius personatusan assassin bugnymph (1st instar) adult is predator of nymph (1st instar)

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.

Reduvius personatus (an assassin bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Reduvius personatus (an assassin bug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesReduvius personatus (an assassin bug)
FamilyREDUVIIDAE (assassin bugs)
SuperfamilyREDUVOIDEA (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)
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Reduvius personatus (an assassin bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Reduvius personatus (an assassin bug):

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