| Deraeocoris ruber | |
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| Deraeocoris ruber, upperside | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Deraeocoris |
| Species: | D. ruber |
| Binomial name | |
| Deraeocoris ruber | |
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Deraeocoris ruber is a species of bug in the family Miridae.
This species can be found anywhere in Europe, except for Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Malta and parts of Russia and the Caucasus. It is also present in the Nearctic realm and in the Neotropical realm. [1] [2] These bugs inhabits forests, but occur mainly on sunny forest edges and open areas.
Deraeocoris ruber is a medium-size species measuring 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) long. [3] Body is remarkably wide and glossy. Adults top (including scutellum) may appear in various color variants, ranging from light brown or orange to black in color, while the cuneus is always red. They have shiny forewings with an unbanded tibiae and the 1st antennal segment. The 1st segment of the antennae and at least the base of the 2nd segment are black. [3]
The nymph of Deraeocoris ruber is black coloured with a pinkish wide abdomen bearing black spines. [4]
This species has one generation a year. [4] Adults can be found from July to September. [3] These bugs are almost completely predators and are also cannibalistic. [4] They mainly feed on aphids and other small insects. They can be found on various plants, especially on nettles, [3] but also on Rubus, Cytisus and Thistles. Trees are preferred to shrubs, including fruit trees, but they are also rarely found on conifers such as pine (Pinus), larches (Larix) and junipers. [5]
Hemiptera is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from 1 mm (0.04 in) to around 15 cm (6 in), and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera.
The Pentatomoidea are a superfamily of insects in the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. As hemipterans, they possess a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. The roughly 7000 species under Pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families. Among these are the stink bugs and shield bugs, jewel bugs, giant shield bugs, and burrower bugs.
The genus Lygus includes over 40 species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae. The term lygus bug is used for any member of genus Lygus.
Capsodes flavomarginatus is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Deraeocoris schach is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Deraeocorinae.
Lygus pratensis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae.
Carpocoris purpureipennis is a species of shield bug of the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.
Campyloneura virgula is a species of bugs in Miridae family. It is the only species in the genus CampyloneuraFieber, 1861.
Heterotoma planicornis is a species of bug from Miridae family.
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.
Deraeocoris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 210 described species in Deraeocoris.
Macrolophus caliginosus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is omnivorous and both preys on insects and feeds on plant tissues. It is used in Europe in the biological control of whitefly in tomatoes grown under glass.
Orthonotus rufifrons is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.
Taylorilygus apicalis or broken-backed bug is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.
Lygus gemellatus is a species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae.
Lygus rugulipennis, the European tarnished plant bug, is a species of plant bugs of the family Miridae.
Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs.
Deraeocoris bakeri is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Deraeocoris nubilus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Deraeocoris brevis is a species of predatory plant bug in the family Miridae. It is native to North America where it feeds on plant pests in apple and pear orchards.
