Ranzovius clavicornis

Ranzovius clavicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Subfamily:	Phylinae
Tribe:	Phylini
Genus:	Ranzovius
Species:	R. clavicornis
Binomial name
Ranzovius clavicornis (Knight, 1927)

Ranzovius clavicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It scavenges dead insects for food, and can be found inhabiting the webs of Anelosimus studiosus , stealing the spider's prey. ^[4]

References

1. "Ranzovius clavicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Ranzovius clavicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Ranzovius clavicornis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Deyrup, Mark; Kraus, Johanna; Eisner, Thomas (2004). "A Florida Caterpillar and Other Arthropods Inhabiting the Webs of a Subsocial Spider (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae; Araneida: Theridiidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 87 (4): 554–558. doi: 10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0554:AFCAOA]2.0.CO;2 . JSTOR   3496443. S2CID   86595106.

Further reading

• Henry, Thomas J. (1999). "The spider-commensal plant bug genus Ranzovius (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) revisited: Three new species and a revised key, with the description of a new sister genus and phylogenetic analysis". Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae. 63 (1–2): 93–115. ISSN   1211-376X.
• "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.