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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Cimicomorpha » Miroidea » Plant Bugs (Miridae) » Mirinae » Mirini » Phytocoris » Phytocoris nigricollis

Species Phytocoris nigricollis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Superfamily Miroidea
Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Subfamily Mirinae
Tribe Mirini
Genus Phytocoris
Species nigricollis (Phytocoris nigricollis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phytocoris nigricollis Knight, 1923
Explanation of Names
nigricollis (L). 'black neck'
Size
male and female: 5.1 mm(1)
Identification
See Knight (1923)(1) pp. 636-638 for description, and pp. 631-632 for the key where this species falls out.
Range
e. NA - Map (2)(3), mostly Atlantic seaboard: c.TX-FL-NS
Works Cited
1.The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut - Family Miridae (Capsidae)
Knight, Harry, H. 1923. State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey.
2.Schuh, R.T. 2002-2013. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jason Botz on 20 October, 2020 - 11:27am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 4 November, 2023 - 5:51pm

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