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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Photo not available Family   Nabidae Sub Family   Description   damsel bugs Background to Family   The family is entirely predatory. Most species are associated with grasslands, where eggs are laid in the stems of grasses and other vegetation. Exceptionally, Himacerus apterus is a tree dweller.     No. taxa in DBIF   4 No. interactions   4 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   4 % taxa with British data   100% 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   1963 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.