Closterotomus norwegicus

Closterotomus norwegicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Closterotomus
Species:	C. norvegicus
Binomial name
	Closterotomus norvegicus; (Gmelin, 1790)

Last updated December 29, 2023

Closterotomus norvegicus (also known as the potato capsid) is a species of bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.^[2] It can be found feeding on nettle, clover,^[3] and cannabis,^[4] as well as Compositae, potatoes, carrots and chrysanthemums.^[5] They prefer to feed on the flowers, buds and unripe fruit.^[6] The species occurs in the Palearctic-British Isles and east across continental Europe to Siberia. It also occurs in the Nearctic as an adventive species. In 1997 it was moved from the genus Calocoris to its current name.^[7]

Description

The species is green coloured as a nymph, but when they get to adulthood the colour changes to reddish brown. It does however, vary by territory; for example, specimens from northern Britain are brownish black. The prothorax has two spots, while its scutellum has dark marks.^[3]

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References

↑ Johann Friedrich Gmelin. "Cimex norwegicus" (PDF). Caroli a Linné, Systema naturae Ed. XII; Tom. 1, Pars. 4b. p. 2176. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
↑ As Calocoris norvegicus in Wheeler, Alfred George; Henry, Thomas J. (1992). A synthesis of the Holarctic Miridae (Heteroptera): distribution, biology, and origin, with emphasis on North America. Lanham, Maryland: Entomological Society of America. p. 32, Map 8. ISBN 978-0-938522-39-3.
1 2 "Closterotomus norwegicus". British Bugs. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
↑ McPartland, J. M. (1996). "Cannabis pests". Journal of the International Hemp Association. 3 (2): 49, 52–55. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
↑ Southwood, Richard; Leston, Dennis (1959). Land and water bugs of the British Isles. London: F. Warne. p. 291.
↑ Edkins, Keith. "Potato capsid Closterotomus norwegicus". Photos of Insects in Cambridge. Edkins Family Index Page. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
↑ Rosenzweig, V. Y. (1997). "Revised classification of the Calocoris complex and related genera (Heteroptera: Miridae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 6 (1/2): 139–169. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014.

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[1] Johann Friedrich Gmelin. "Cimex norwegicus" (PDF). Caroli a Linné, Systema naturae Ed. XII; Tom. 1, Pars. 4b. p. 2176. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[2] As Calocoris norvegicus in Wheeler, Alfred George; Henry, Thomas J. (1992). A synthesis of the Holarctic Miridae (Heteroptera): distribution, biology, and origin, with emphasis on North America. Lanham, Maryland: Entomological Society of America. p. 32, Map 8. ISBN 978-0-938522-39-3.

[britishbugs-3] 1 2 "Closterotomus norwegicus". British Bugs. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[4] McPartland, J. M. (1996). "Cannabis pests". Journal of the International Hemp Association. 3 (2): 49, 52–55. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[5] Southwood, Richard; Leston, Dennis (1959). Land and water bugs of the British Isles. London: F. Warne. p. 291.

[6] Edkins, Keith. "Potato capsid Closterotomus norwegicus". Photos of Insects in Cambridge. Edkins Family Index Page. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[7] Rosenzweig, V. Y. (1997). "Revised classification of the Calocoris complex and related genera (Heteroptera: Miridae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 6 (1/2): 139–169. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014.

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