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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © 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