Psallus Fieber, 1858
(a genus of plantbugs)

Interactions where Psallus 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').

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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 is predated by adult UK/Ireland Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus/Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusa plantbugadult Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus/Psallusa genus of plantbugsnymph adult is predator of nymph
nymph is predated by nymph UK/Ireland Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus/Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusa plantbugnymph Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Psallus/Psallusa genus of plantbugsnymph nymph is predator of nymph

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.

Psallus (a genus of plantbugs) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psallus (a genus of plantbugs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Psallus betuleti
a plantbug
Species 6 trophisms
Psallus assimilis
a plantbug
Species 3 trophisms
Psallus perrisi
a plantbug
Species 3 trophisms
Psallus variabilis
a plantbug
Species 9 trophisms
Psallus wagneri
a plantbug
Species 4 trophisms
Psallus ambiguus
a plantbug
Species 16 trophisms
Psallus quercus
a plantbug
Species 2 trophisms
Psallus luridus
a plantbug
Species 2 trophisms
Psallus albicinctus
a plantbug
Species 1 trophisms
Psallus confusus
a plantbug
Species 6 trophisms
Psallus falleni
a plantbug
Species 2 trophisms
Psallus flavellus
a plantbug
Species 2 trophisms
Psallus haematodes
a plantbug
Species 5 trophisms
Psallus lepidus
a plantbug
Species 2 trophisms
Psallus mollis
a plantbug
Species 2 trophisms
Psallus salicis
a plantbug
Species 3 trophisms
Psallus varians
a plantbug
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPsallus (a genus of plantbugs)
TribePhylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyPHYLINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psallus (a genus of plantbugs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Nau, B.S. 1984 Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus Het News 4.
() Woodroffe, G.E. 1957 A preliminary revision of the British species of Psallus Fieber (Hem., Miridae) with a description of a new species Ent. Mon. Mag. 93: 258-271.

Psallus (a genus of plantbugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psallus (a genus of plantbugs):

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