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Atractotomus magnicornis
Species
Atractotomus magnicornis
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
Nasocorini
Genus
Atractotomus
Species
magnicornis
(Atractotomus magnicornis)
Explanation of Names
Atractotomus magnicornis
(Fallén 1807)
Size
~3 mm
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1
)
Range
native to, and widespread in Europe, adventive in NA: ne. US, adjacent Canada + BC* (
map
)
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2
)
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3
)
*BG data
Season
Adults: Jun-Aug in the UK
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1
)
Food
host: Norway spruce (in the UK), various Pinaceae
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1
)
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4
)
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3
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Remarks
earliest record in our area: NY 1919
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2
)
Internet References
Species pages:
Bantock & Botting (2010)
(UK)
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1
)
|
Skipper (20011)
(Denmark)
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4
)
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anon.
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3
)
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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
Contributed by
Tim Loh
on 7 November, 2013 - 5:01pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 8 November, 2013 - 1:17am