Notostira elongata

Notostira elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Notostira
Species:	N. elongata
Binomial name
Notostira elongata (Geoffroy, 1785)
Synonyms
Cimex elongataGeoffroy, 1785

Notostira elongata is a species of bugs from a Miridae family, subfamily Mirinae. ^[1] It is found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, various islands (except Britain I., where it is abundant). ^[2]

Description

Adult size is 7.5–8.0 millimetres (0.30–0.31 in). The species have longitudinal furrow between the eyes, and are yellowish-green. The pronotum is unpunctured and smooth (in comparison with the similar-looking Stenodema species often found in the same region and habitats which have pitted pronotums), with dense dark hairs on both the first antennal segment and the rear tibiae. ^[3]

Ecology

The species live two generations. The females change colour in fall, by becoming pinker, and larger. Both male and female species mate during winter, following by an egg development in spring.

References

1. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family 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, pages 189 &amp, 190. ISBN   978-90-71912-19-1.
2. "Notostira elongata (Geoffroy, 1785)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
3. "Notostira elongata". British Bugs. Retrieved February 18, 2012.