Mecomma ambulans

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Mecomma ambulans
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Mecomma ambulans depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 3 male, 4 female)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Mecomma
Species:
M. ambulans
Binomial name
Mecomma ambulans
(Fallen, 1807)
Synonyms [1]

Capsus graminetiGistel, 1857

Mecomma ambulans is a species of bug in the Miridae family that can be found throughout Europe (except for Portugal) and the far north, [2] and through the Palearctic as far east as China. [3] The species have black pronotum with brown wings and yellow legs, all of which is similar to Tupiocoris rhododendri . [4]

References

  1. Kerzhner, I. M. (1993). "Notes on synonymy and nomenclature of Palaearctic Heteroptera" (PDF). Zoosystematica Rossica. 2 (1): 97–105. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2014.
  2. "Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulans (Fallen, 1807)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. Liu, Guo-Qing & Yamamoto, Daisuke (2004). "Notes on Mecomma Fieber (Hemiptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae) from China". Oriental Insects. 38 (1): 219–233. doi:10.1080/00305316.2004.10417389.
  4. "Mecomma ambulans". Flickr . Retrieved July 13, 2013.