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Species Agaveocoris distanti - Caulotops distanti

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Mirid on Agave - Agaveocoris distanti
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 Bryocorinae
Tribe Eccritotarsini
Genus Agaveocoris
Species distanti (Caulotops distanti)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: Reuter, 1905 (Original genus: Eurycipitia)
Explanation of Names
Agaveocoris distanti
Size
♂ 3.40-3.62 mm, ♀ 3.67-4.08 mm(1)
Identification
Body length ≤ 4.1 mm
Pale, with apex and sub-basal ring fuscous
Corium usually with yellow or orange wedge-shaped streak in the middle
Range
native to the Neotropics, adventive in our area (FL, TX, ?AZ)(1)
Works Cited
1.Caulotops distanti (Miridae: Heteroptera), A potential Yucca Pest Newly Discovered In the United States
Henry, Thomas J. 1985. Florida Entomological Society .
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 29 May, 2009 - 2:30pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 9 October, 2023 - 7:09pm

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