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Species Polymerus basalis

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Polymerus basalis (Reuter) - Polymerus basalis

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 Polymerus

Species basalis (Polymerus basalis)

Other Common Names

Red-spotted Aster Mirid (RSAM)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Polymerus basalis (Reuter)

Orig. Comb: Poeciloscytus basalis Reuter 1876

Identification

variable:

Range

e NA to CA (QC-ON to FL-CA) / Mex. - Map (1)(2), mostly NM-TX-OK

Season

most abundant in the fall (Snodgrass et al. 1984), mostly: Jun-Oct (BG data), but iNat suggests a bi-voltine phenology peaking in Apr-Jun and again in Oct-Nov (iNat data), however the spring dets. are not confirmed (research grade) and it's a large genus...

Food

Feeds mostly on Asteraceae (Snodgrass et al. 1984)

See Also

Hamatophylus guttulosus (Reuter)

- Dates: mostly Mar-May

Det. WonGun Kim, 2012

Print References

Snodgrass G.L., Scott W.P., Smith J.W. (1984) Host plants of Taylorilygus pallidulus and Polymerus basalis (Hemiptera: Miridae) in the Delta of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Florida Entomologist 67: 402-408. (JSTOR)

Internet References

iNaturalist - iNat

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. 1988. Brill Academic Publishers.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Ron M. on 19 December, 2008 - 5:28am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 12 February, 2023 - 10:34am

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