Labops hesperius

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Labops hesperius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Labops
Species:
L. hesperius
Binomial name
Labops hesperius
Uhler, 1872

Labops hesperius, the black grass bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

Miridae family of insects

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Labops hesperius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Labops hesperius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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