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Species Pilophorus perplexus

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 Pilophorini

Genus Pilophorus

Species perplexus (Pilophorus perplexus)

Explanation of Names

Pilophorus perplexus Douglas & Scott 1875

Size

4.5 mm(1)

Range

native to, and widespread in w. Palaearctic (to Kazakhstan), adventive in NA: Canada (transcontinental), ne. & nw. US (map)(2)(3)

Habitat

associated with deciduous trees, particularly oak(1)

Season

Adults Jul-Oct in the UK(1)

Food

can be an important predator of aphids on apple(2)

Remarks

earliest record in our area: NY 1914(2)

Internet References

Species pages: anon.(3) | Bantock & Botting (2010) (UK)(1) | Skipper (2011) (Denmark)(4) |

P. perplexus profile (Hagley 1998)(5)

Works Cited

1.	Bantock T., Botting J. (2010‒) British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera

2.	Alien true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Canada: composition and adaptations Scudder G.G.E., Foottit R.G. 2006. Can. Entomol. 138: 24-51.

3.	Miridae North America (Discover Life's IDnature guide)

4.	Skipper L. (2003-2012) Danmarks Blomstertæger

5.	Insects (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs web site)

Contributed by Tim Loh on 7 November, 2013 - 4:32pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 8 November, 2013 - 2:02am

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