Ranzovius clavicornis

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Ranzovius clavicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ranzovius clavicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Ranzovius clavicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ 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.

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