| Macrotylus quadrilineatus | |
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| Adult of Macrotylus quadrilineatus among sticky hairs of Salvia glutinosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Macrotylus |
| Species: | M. quadrilineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrotylus quadrilineatus (Schrank, 1785) | |
Macrotylus quadrilineatus is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae. [1] [2]
The main host plant is Jupiter's Distaff ( Salvia glutinosa , Lamiaceae). [3] This plant bug feeds on the juices of the plant and on small insects entrapped on the sticky salvia. [4]
It is mainly found in Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Romania, Switzerland, Slovenia, Poland and former Yugoslavia. [5]
Macrotylus quadrilineatus can reach a length of about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). [6] The body and legs color is black, with four white lines (hence the species name).
Salvia glutinosa, the glutinous sage, sticky sage, Jupiter's sage, or Jupiter's distaff, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae.
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.
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.
Macrotylus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 60 described species in Macrotylus.
Tytthus is a genus of insects in family Miridae, the plant bugs. They are carnivorous, feeding upon the eggs of various planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, and thus are important in the biological control of pests. The genus is distributed throughout the Holarctic of the Northern Hemisphere, but species are also found in the tropics, in China, South America, Australia, and the Indo-Pacific.
Orthotylus is a genus of bugs from the family Miridae. There are more than 300 described species worldwide. The sheer number of species has led to the recognition of subgenera and groups, some of which may be promoted to genus level. Yamsunaga recognized the genus as non-monophyletic, and without consistent diagnostic characteristics.
Polymerus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 100 described species in Polymerus.
Macrotylus vanduzeei is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Isometopinae is a subfamily of jumping tree bugs in the family Miridae and are the only members of the Miridae to possess ocelli. The subfamily is split into five tribes. There are 42 genera and approximately 239 described species in Isometopinae.
Cremnorrhinini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 50 genera in Cremnorrhinini, all but five in the subtribe Cremnorrhinina.
Prepops is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 190 described species in Prepops.
Ceratocapsini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 7 genera and at least 80 described species in Ceratocapsini.
Ceratocapsus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 130 described species in Ceratocapsus.
Macrotylus regalis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Macrotylus sexguttatus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Americodema is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least two described species in Americodema.
Macrotylus essigi is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Mexicomiris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about seven described species in Mexicomiris.
Macrotylus amoenus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Isabel ravana is a species of plant bug, a type of insect in the family Miridae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Isabel.
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