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Pithanus maerkelii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Pithanus |
Species: | P. maerkelii |
Binomial name | |
Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Pithanus maerkelii is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Europe, but occurs in the Mediterranean basin only on the western northern edge. To the east spreads across the Palearctic to European Russia and Ukraine. It is an adventive species in North America. [1]
Pithanus maerkelii is found on Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae- Agrostis , Festuca , Nardus , Deschampsia , Carex , Scirpus , Juncus . They suck on the stalks (knots) and also on the ears (ovules).
Sphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. There are five known species, which are widespread in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, found in forested or upland areas.
Capsus is a genus of mirid bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Lethe anthedon, the northern pearly-eye, is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America, from central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabama and Mississippi.
Orthocephalus coriaceus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe including European Russia, Ukraine and the Balkans and North America.
Compsidolon salicellum is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe across the Palearctic to Siberia and Korea. It is also found in North America as an Adventive species.
Leptopterna ferrugata is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe to the east to Siberia and in the south to the northern Mediterranean basin and to Asia Minor. It is an adventive species in North America.
Chelymorpha cassidea, known generally as the Argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Psallus falleni is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe including the north Mediterranean basin then east across the Palearctic to Siberia and China. It occurs as an adventive species in North America. Psallus falleni lives on birches. The imagines occur relatively late from July to September
Pithanus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least three described species in Pithanus.
Chelostoma campanularum, or the harebell carpenter bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Lygus punctatus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.
Macrolophus pygmaeus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe except the high north, south to north Africa and east to Asia Minor then to Central Asia. This species is omnivorous, preying on Tuta absoluta eggs and larvae, Ephestia kuehniella eggs, Macrosiphum euphorbiae nymphs, and plants such as Vicia fava. When feeding on plants, M. pygmaeus consumes extrafloral nectar. Its varied diet has created interest in M. pygmaeus as a pest control insect for the prior mentioned species.
Camptozygum aequale is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. C. aequale is associated with Pinus sylvestris.
Pinalitus rubricatus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in the Palearctic and North America.
Megalocoleus molliculus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It also occurs in North America.
Atractotomus magnicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and North America.
Heterogaster urticae, common name nettle ground bug, is a species of true bug in the family Heterogastridae.
Psallus variabilis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in the Palearctic and as an adventive species in North America. It feeds on the sap of a variety of forest trees including Quercus, plum and crab apple trees and on rose, raspberry and cranberry.
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.
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