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Orius vicinus
Species
Orius vicinus
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
Cimicoidea
Family
Anthocoridae (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Tribe
Oriini
Genus
Orius
Species
vicinus
(Orius vicinus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
previously misidentified as
O. minutus
(
1
)
(the two are difficult to tell apart)
Explanation of Names
Orius vicinus
(Ribaut 1923)
Size
2.2-2.4 mm
Range
established in the Pacific Northwest (sw.BC to OR)
(
2
)
, native to, and widespread across the Palaearctic
(
3
)
, adventive in NA
(
4
)
Remarks
earliest NA record: WA 1930
(
5
)
Works Cited
1.
Orius (Heterorius) vicinus (Ribaut) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) in western North America, a correction of the past
Lewis, T.M. and J.D. Lattin. 2010. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 112(1):69-80. .
2.
The non-indigenous Lyctocoridae and Anthocoridae (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Cimicoidea) of America North of Mexico
Lattin J.D. 2007. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 109: 366‒376.
3.
Keys to the insects of the Far East of the USSR, Vol. 2. Homoptera and Heteroptera
Lehr, P. A., ed. 1988. Leningrad, Nauka Publishing House.
4.
The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 4: The Anthocoridae of Canada and Alaska
Leonard A. Kelton. 1978. Supply and Services Canada.
5.
Alien true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Canada: composition and adaptations
Scudder G.G.E., Foottit R.G. 2006. Can. Entomol. 138: 24-51.
Contributed by
Tim Loh
on 13 September, 2010 - 5:58pm
Additional contributions by
Bbarnd
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 22 February, 2023 - 10:59am