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Genus Ranzovius

Coccobaphes frontifer - Ranzovius clavicornis

Ranzovius clavicornis (Knight) - Ranzovius clavicornis

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 Phylinae

Tribe Phylini

Subtribe Oncotylina

Genus Ranzovius

Explanation of Names

Ranzovius Distant 1893

Numbers

4 spp. in our area(1), 10 total(2)

Size

1.8―2.7 mm(1)

Habitat

Inhabit spider webs

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the spider-commensal plant bug genus Ranzovius Distant (Heteroptera; Miridae) Henry, Thomas J. 1984. Entomological Society of Washington.

2.	Schuh, R.T. 2002-2013. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).

Contributed by WonGun Kim on 3 June, 2009 - 9:46am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 10 August, 2023 - 5:06pm

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