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0116 Het Acan, Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
© Roger Key
Family
 
Acanthosomatidae
Sub Family
 
Description
 
a family of shieldbugs
Background to Family
 
Medium-sized to large, shield-shaped bugs, which overwinter as adults. They principally feed on the berries of broadleaved trees and shrubs, or of juniper, but some will also resort to host leaves when adult. The genus Elasmucha contains two species in which the female protects her egg mass and brood with her body, apparently to reduce predation and egg parasitism.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
5
No. interactions
 
42
% interactions with British data
 
52%
No. records
 
58
% taxa with British data
 
80%
Notes
 
Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ;
Notes on Sources
 
Most recent source
 
1983

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.

 
Source
 
Melber, A., Klindworth, H.-G., & Schmidt, G(1981) Z. Angew. ent. 91 55-62:55
Source
 
Hagvar, S. & Kvamme, T.(1977) Norw. J. ent. 24 179-180:179
Source
 
Roques, A. (1983) Les Insectes ravageurs des Cones et Grains de Coniferes en France 1-134:118
Source
 
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:22
Source
 
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:17
Source
 
Woodroffe, G.E.(1971) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 107 255-256:255
Source
 
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:19
Source
 
Woodroffe, G.E.(1960) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 96 144-144:144
Source
 
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:20
Source
 
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:21
Source
 
Melber, A., Klindworth, H.-G. & Schmidt, G.(1981) Folia ent. hung. 3 74-75:74
Source
 
Carter, C.I. * Young, C.W.T.(1973) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 109 180-180:180
Source
 
Southwood, T.R.E.(1962) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 98 250-250:250
Source
 
McAllister, R.A.(1962) Entomologist's Gaz. 13 54-54:54
Source
 
Melber, A., Klindworth, H.-G., & Schmidt, G(1981) Z. Angew. ent. 91 55-62:61

 

 

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