Miridius longiceps

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Miridius longiceps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Mirinae
Tribe: Mirini
Genus: Miridius
Species:
M. longiceps
Binomial name
Miridius longiceps
Wagner, 1955

Miridius longiceps is a species of bug from the Miridae family endemic to France, Portugal and Spain. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Miridius longiceps Wagner, 1955". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, page 127. ISBN   978-90-71912-19-1.