Previous names, where applicable, are given following the current name, as well as the vernacular name where one exists. You can download a copy of this list, which includes links to the appropriate species page on the British Bugs website, by clicking on the link below:
Species list for Shieldbugs Atlas Project
Order: Hemiptera
Sub-order: Heteroptera
Family: Acanthosomatidae
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hawthorn Shieldbug
Cyphostethus tristriatus Elasmostethus tristriatus Juniper Shieldbug
Elasmostethus interstinctus Birch Shieldbug
Elasmucha grisea Parent Bug
Family: Alydidae
Alydus calcaratus
Family: Coreidae
Arenocoris fallenii Fallén's Leatherbug
Arenocoris waltlii Breckland Leatherbug
Bathysolen nubilus Cryptic Leatherbug
Ceraleptus lividus Slender-horned Leatherbug
Coreus marginatus Dock Bug
Coriomeris denticulatus Denticulate Leatherbug
Enoplops scapha Boat Bug
Gonocerus acuteangulatus Box Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis Western Conifer Seed Bug
Spathocera dalmanii Dalman's Leatherbug
Syromastus rhombeus Rhombic Leatherbug
Family: Cydnidae
Adomerus biguttatus Sehirus biguttatus Cow-wheat Shieldbug
Canthophorus impressus Sehirus dubius Down Shieldbug
Geotomus punctulatus Cornish Shieldbug
Legnotus limbosus Bordered Shieldbug
Legnotus picipes Heath Shieldbug
Sehirus luctuosus Forget-me-not Shieldbug
Tritomegas bicolor Sehirus bicolor Pied Shieldbug
Tritomegas sexmaculatus Rambur's Shieldbug
Family: Pentatomidae
Aelia acuminata Bishop's Mitre Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum Hairy Shieldbug
Eurydema dominulus Scarlet Shieldbug
Eurydema oleracea Crucifer Shieldbug
Eurydema ornata Eurydema ornatum Ornate Shieldbug
Eysarcoris aeneus New Forest Shieldbug
Eysarcoris venustissimus Eysacoris fabricii Woundwort Shieldbug
Peribalus strictus Holcostethus strictus vernalis Vernal Shieldbug
Neottiglossa pusilla Small Grass Shieldbug
Nezara viridula Southern Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina Common Green Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes Red-legged Shieldbug
Picromerus bidens Spiked Shieldbug
Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbug
Podops inuncta Turtle or Knobbed Shieldbug
Rhacognathus punctatus Heather Shieldbug
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Mottled Shieldbug
Sciocoris cursitans Sand-runner Shieldbug
Troilus luridus Bronze Shieldbug
Zicrona caerulea Blue Shieldbug
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Pyrrhocoris apterus Fire Bug
Family: Rhopalidae
Brachycarenus tigrinus
Chorosoma schillingi
Corizus hyoscyami
Liorhyssus hyalinus
Myrmus miriformis
Rhopalus maculatus Aeschyntelus maculatus
Rhopalus parumpunctatus
Rhopalus rufus
Rhopalus subrufus
Stictopleurus abutilon
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Family: Scutelleridae
Eurygaster maura Scarce Tortoise Shieldbug
Eurygaster testudinaria Tortoise Shieldbug
Odontoscelis fuliginosa Greater-streaked Shieldbug
Odontoscelis lineola Odontoscelis dorsalis Lesser-streaked Shieldbug
Family: Stenocephalidae
Dicranocephalus agilis
Dicranocephalus medius
Family: Thyreocoridae
Thyreocoris scarabaeoides Scarab Shieldbug