Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tropidosteptes quercicola (Johnston)
Orig. Comb: Neoborus quercicola Johnston 1939
Size
Male: Length 4.6 mm.
Female: Length 4.9 mm. (Johnston 1939)
Identification
Distinguished by the robust oval form, convex frons and scutellum, short rostrum, and coloration. (Johnston 1939)
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2011
Range
wide spread in TX, Gulf Coast to e. FL penninsula / ne. Mex. (Dallas to New Orleans to Monterrey, MX) -
Map (2)(3)Habitat
One of the most commonly collected mirids in oak-juniper woodlands of c. TX
(4)Food
Breeds abundantly on live oaks (
Quercus virginiana,
Quercus fusiformis) (Johnston 1939)
(4)Life Cycle
Catkin mimic, populations spike during catkin season
(4)Remarks
Type Locality: College Station, Brazos Co., Texas, April 1, 1933 (H. G. Johnston).
Paratypes: 42 males and females taken with the types on live oak (Quercus virginiana) where the species breeds abundantly;
21 males and females, April 24, 1932, Sonora, Texas (S. E. Jones), light trap. (Johnston 1939)
See Also
This species is distinctly intermediate between Lygus and Neoborus and differs from Lygus essentially in the shorter head, puncturation between the calli, and the male genitalia. (Johnston 1939)
Print References
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1959. A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part IV. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 48: 384 pp.
Johnston, H.G. 1939. Five new species of Miridae from Texas (Hemiptera). Bull. Brooklyn Entomol. Soc., 34 (2): 129-133. (
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Mike Quinn on 24 January, 2011 - 2:46pm
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