| Closterotomus ventralis | |
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| Closterotomus ventralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Mirinae |
| Tribe: | Mirini |
| Genus: | Closterotomus |
| Species: | C. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Closterotomus ventralis (Reuter, 1879) | |
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Closterotomus ventralis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. [1] [2]
This species can be found in the southern Europe (Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Spain). [3] [4]
Closterotomus ventralis can reach a length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). The body is mainly black, as are the head and the antennae. The second antennal segment is larger in the distal part. The legs are reddish or brown-red. [5]
The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera; it includes over 10,000 known species, and new ones are being described constantly. Most widely known mirids are species that are notorious agricultural pests that pierce plant tissues, feed on the sap, and sometimes transmit viral plant diseases. Some species however, are predatory.
Closterotomus trivialis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.
Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae.
Macrotylus quadrilineatus is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae.
Lygocoris rugicollis is a widespread, common species of bug in the Miridae family. It feeds on a large variety of bushes and small trees, but especially willows and slightly less often alders. It can be found throughout Europe, including the UK, and Spain, in North Africa, as far east as Central Asia, in Alaska and Canada, including the Maritimes.
Deraeocoris ruber is a species of bug in the family Miridae.
Closterotomus biclavatus is a plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1835.
Closterotomus is a genus of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. They are found in the Palearctic and North America.
Deraeocoris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 210 described species in Deraeocoris.
Closterotomus fulvomaculatus is a species of plant bugs of the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Closterotomus norvegicus is a species of bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It can be found feeding on nettle, clover, and cannabis, as well as Compositae, potatoes, carrots and chrysanthemums. They prefer to feed on the flowers, buds and unripe fruit. 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.
Polymerus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 100 described species in Polymerus.
Placochilus seladonicus is a species of insect in the family Miridae, the plant bugs.
Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs.
Plagiognathus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 110 described species in Plagiognathus.
Phytocoris ventralis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Prepops is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 190 described species in Prepops.
Neolygus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 110 described species in Neolygus.
Lygus punctatus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.
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