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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 eximius

Species Phytocoris eximius

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Phytocoris eximius Hemipteran Nymph - Phytocoris eximius Hemipteran Nymph - Phytocoris eximius Hemipteran Nymph - Phytocoris eximius Mirid - Phytocoris eximius Phytocoris at Ruraldale - Phytocoris eximius Phytocoris eximius Phytocoris eximius
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 eximius (Phytocoris eximius)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syns: P. penipectus, P. penipecten
Explanation of Names
Phytocoris eximius Reuter, 1876
Size
5.1-6.2 mm (1)
Identification
Apical half of corium and bordering the claval vein distinctly olive green. (As penipecten) (2)
Range
e. NA (TX-FL-QC-CO) - Map (3)
Remarks
Type Locality: Texas
Works Cited
1.Heteroptera of Eastern North America
W.S. Blatchley. 1926. The Nature Publishing Company.
2.The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut - Family Miridae (Capsidae)
Knight, Harry, H. 1923. State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 18 June, 2009 - 7:57pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 March, 2023 - 9:59am

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