Acompocoris pygmaeus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Anthocoridae |
Genus: | Acompocoris |
Species: | A. pygmaeus |
Binomial name | |
Acompocoris pygmaeus (Fallén, 1807) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Acompocoris pygmaeus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. [1] It is associated with Scots pine.
Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species.
Orthocis is a genus of tree-fungus beetles in the family Ciidae.
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Mellinus is a genus of wasps in the family Mellinidae. The species are found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, the Neotropics and the Orient. 16 species are known
Cercyon is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are at least 50 described species in Cercyon.
Anthocorini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are more than 30 described species in Anthocorini.
Euglenes is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are about five described species in Euglenes.
Macrolophus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 20 described species in Macrolophus.
Spilichneumon is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 30 described species in Spilichneumon.
Melanoplus pygmaeus, known generally as pygmy short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the pygmy sandhill grasshopper and pygmy locust. It is found in North America.
Nomius pygmaeus, known generally as the stink beetle or stinking beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Africa, and temperate Asia.
Podabrus pygmaeus is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
Acompocoris lepidus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Bombylius pygmaeus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Dendrophilus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 10 described species in Dendrophilus.
Enochrus pygmaeus is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Macrolophus pygmaeus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe except the high north, south to north Africa and east to Asia Minor then to Central Asia. This species is omnivorous, preying on Tuta absoluta eggs and larvae, Ephestia kuehniella eggs, Macrosiphum euphorbiae nymphs, and plants such as Vicia fava. When feeding on plants, M. pygmaeus consumes extrafloral nectar. Its varied diet has created interest in M. pygmaeus as a pest control insect for the prior mentioned species.
Cercyon pygmaeus is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Dietzianus pygmaeus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
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