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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Cimicidae Sub Family   Description   Background to Family   A family of herbivorous, predatory and blood-sucking bugs. Many species which feed on other insects nevertheless have life cycles that are closely associated with a hostplant, e.g. the flower-bug Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi feeds on gall-forming aphids.     No. taxa in DBIF   22 No. interactions   78 % interactions with British data   27% No. records   83 % taxa with British data   45% 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   Pericart, J. (1972) Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae et Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. (Fauna de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen). 7 1-402:250 Source   Pericart, J. (1972) Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae et Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. (Fauna de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen). 7 1-402:143 Source   Pericart, J. (1972) Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae et Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. (Fauna de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen). 7 1-402:273 Source   Pericart, J. (1972) Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae et Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. (Fauna de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen). 7 1-402:89 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:173 Source   Pericart, J. (1972) Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae et Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. (Fauna de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen). 7 1-402:101 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:180 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:179 Source   Crossley, R.(1968) Entomologist 101 268-268:268 Source   Roche, P.J.L.(1964) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 100 87-87:87