Orthops basalis

Last updated

Orthops basalis
Orthops basalis.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species:
O. basalis
Binomial name
Orthops basalis
(A. Costa, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Phytocoris basalisA. Costa, 1853

Orthops basalis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus. [1] [2] then east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.

Contents

Description

It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and is elongated with males often having three pale spots on the scutellum. [3]

Biology

Orthops basalis lives on various Apiaceae and have no specialization in certain genera. Both the nymphs and the adult bugs are often on the flowers, especially on the stems directly below the flowers. There they suck on the immature reproductive organs. [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Pilophorus cinnamopterus</i> Species of beetle

Pilophorus cinnamopterus is a species of true bug in the Miridae family that can be found everywhere in Europe. Further East across the Palearctic it is found in Asia minor and the Caspian region then to Eastern Siberia.

<i>Capsus ater</i> Species of true bug

Capsus ater is a species of bug in the Miridae family that likely originated in North America, but that is now found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia and in North America.

<i>Malacocoris chlorizans</i> Species of true bug

Malacocoris chlorizans is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Orthotylinae.

<i>Phytocoris tiliae</i> Species of true bug

Phytocoris tiliae is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

<i>Phytocoris longipennis</i> Species of true bug

Phytocoris longipennis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae.

<i>Phytocoris dimidiatus</i> Species of true bug

Phytocoris dimidiatus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.

<i>Orthops kalmii</i> Species of true bug

Orthops kalmii is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae, that can be found everywhere in Europe but is absent on such islands as Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta. then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long. Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm.

<i>Orthops campestris</i> Species of true bug

Orthops campestris is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae, that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland and African islands such as Canary Islands and Cyprus. and across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.

<i>Orthops</i> Genus of true bugs

Orthops is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 30 described species in Orthops.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plagiognathus arbustorum</span> Species of insect

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs.

<i>Cyrtorhinus caricis</i> Species of true bug

Cyrtorhinus caricis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe except the far South and across the Palearctic to Siberia, China, Korea Japan and North America.

<i>Atractotomus magnicornis</i> Species of true bug

Atractotomus magnicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and North America.

<i>Plagiognathus chrysanthemi</i> Species of true bug

Plagiognathus chrysanthemi, the trefoil plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found across the entire Palearctic and in North America as an adventive.

<i>Orthocephalus saltator</i> Species of true bug

Orthocephalus saltator is a Palearctic species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe as far as the Caspian Sea and Siberia and to the south North Africa. O. saltator feeds on Asteraceae especially Hieracium pilosella and Poaceae

<i>Lygus maritimus</i> Species of true bug

Heterocordylus tibialis is a Palearctic species of true bug.

<i>Miris striatus</i> Species of true bug

Miris striatus is a Palearctic species of bugs that constitutes the type species of the type genus of the family Miridae. It has been reported to be a predator of psyllids such as Cacopsylla melanoneura.

<i>Orthotylus flavinervis</i> Species of insect

Orthotylus flavinervis is a Palearctic species of bug, commonly found on alder and sycamore. Their upper surface is covered in dense and pale hairs, and their wing membrane is observed to be dusky, with yellow veins throughout.

<i>Pinalitus cervinus</i> Species of true bug

Pinalitus cervinus is a Palearctic species of true bug

<i>Psallus betuleti</i> Species of true bug

Psallus betuleti is a Palearctic species of true bug

<i>Tytthus pygmaeus</i> Species of true bug

Tytthus pygmaeus is a Palearctic species of true bug

References

  1. ↑ "Orthops (Orthops) basalis (A. Costa, 1853)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ 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, page 132. ISBN   978-90-71912-19-1.
  3. ↑ "Orthops basalis". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (Flechtenwanzen), Miridae (Weichwanzen) (= Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. 75. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN   3-931374-57-2, S. 96.


Miris striatus.jpg

This Miridae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.