Empicoris vagabundus

Empicoris vagabundus
Empicoris vagabundus nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Genus:	Empicoris
Species:	E. vagabundus
Binomial name
Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1] [2]
Cimex vagabundusLinnaeus, 1758

Empicoris vagabundus is a species of thread-legged bug in the family Reduviidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It occurs in Europe, ^{[1] [3] [2]} much of Asia, and the Americas. ^[2]

Empicoris vagabundus measure 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in). ^[3] It inhabits deciduous trees, where it hunts for prey such as barklice. ^[4]

References

1. "Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea . 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. "Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
3. "Species Empicoris vagabundus". Bug Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
4. Kaszyca, Natalia; Kubusiak, Angelina; Baran, Bartosz; Imiela, Arkadiusz; Taszakowski, Artur; Wegierek, Piotr; Depa, Łukasz (2019). "Invertebrates in contemporary coniferous resins – an insight into the ecosystem?". Fragmenta Faunistica. 62 (2): 117–134. doi: 10.3161/00159301FF2019.62.2.117 . hdl: 20.500.12128/11961 .

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN   0-8493-0212-9.
• Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (1997). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 2: Cimicomorpha 1. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN   90-71912-15-9.
• Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.6871 .
• Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN   0-916846-44-X.
• Schuh, Randall T.; Cassis, Gerasimos; Guilbert, Eric (2006). "Description of the first recent macropterous species of Vianaidinae (Heteroptera: Tingidae) with comments on the phylogenetic relationships of the family within the Cimicomorpha". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 114 (1–2): 38–53. doi:10.1664/0028-7199(2006)114[38:DOTFRM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0028-7199. S2CID   86235890.
• Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. ISSN   1365-3113. S2CID   85422423.
• Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.9254 .