Phytocoris ulmi

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Phytocoris ulmi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Phytocoris
Species:
P. ulmi
Binomial name
Phytocoris ulmi

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

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Description

The species is brownish coloured and is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) long. Its 1st antennal segment is thin with the hairs being long. [1]

Distribution

Europe but it is mainly absent from Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta, Portugal, and central part of Russia. [2] To the east it extends to the Caucasus.

Ecology

Phytocoris ulmi found in hedgerows and woods especially on hawthorn. [3]

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References

  1. "Phytocoris ulmi". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. "Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea . 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. "Phytocoris ulmi". Nature Spot. Retrieved June 23, 2013.