Species Deraeocoris nigritulus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Subfamily Deraeocorinae

Genus Deraeocoris

Species nigritulus (Deraeocoris nigritulus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author: Knight, 1921

Original name and author: Camptobrochis nigrita by Reuter, 1909 (Preoccupied by another species)

Size

5.9-6.4 mm (1)

Identification

1) Dorsum hairy;

2) Pronotum, hemelytra, and legs uniformly dark brown;

3) Paler subtranslucent areas of hemelytra stained with brownish; and

4) Apical half of hind tibiae usually with a pale ring. (2)

Range

OH, VA, DC, MD (3)

Habitat

Pinus virginiana (1)

Works Cited

1.	The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut - Family Miridae (Capsidae) By Knight, Harry, H.

2.	Heteroptera of Eastern North America By W.S. Blatchley

3.	The Plant Bugs, or Miridae, of Illinois By Knight, Harry, H.

Contributed by WonGun Kim on 13 June, 2009 - 9:36pm

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