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Species Plagiognathus punctatipes

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Works Cited
plant bug - Plagiognathus punctatipes
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 Plagiognathus
Species punctatipes (Plagiognathus punctatipes)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: Knight, 1923
Size
3.39-3.54 mm (male), 3.48-3.72 mm (female) (1)
Identification
Recognized by the generally castaneous coloration, ovoid body, neatly arranged, recumbent, golden, shining vestiture of dorsum, pale antennal segment 2 except at extreme base, femora mostly pale with some dark blotches, and tibiae pale at articulation with femora. (1)
Range
Northeastern North America, as far west as IL and as far south as West VA (1)
Food
Physocarpus opulifolius (Rosaceae) (Wheeler and Hoebeke, 1985) and Viburnum spp. (Caprifoliaceae) (1)
Works Cited
1.Revision of the New World Plagiognathus
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 24 July, 2009 - 8:34pm
Last updated 9 August, 2009 - 12:11pm

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