Himacerus apterus
| Tree damsel bug | |
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| Himacerus apterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nabidae |
| Genus: | Himacerus |
| Species: | H. apterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himacerus apterus (Fabricius, 1798) | |
Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug,[1] is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.
Description
[edit]The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long for males and 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) for females.[2] It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings.[1] It wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)
Distribution
[edit]It is found in most of Europe[3] and southern and central Asia.[4] Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia.[5]
Diet
[edit]The species feeds on mites, aphids and other small insects.[1]
Ecology
[edit]Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring.[4] Larvae are found from May to August.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Himacerus apterus". British Bugs. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Size by gender". Commanster. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- 1 2 "Himacerus apterus". Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ↑ Lartvière, Marie-Claude (August 1992). "HIMACERUS APTERUS (FABRICIUS), A EURASIAN NABIDAE (HEMIPTERA) NEW TO NORTH AMERICA: DIAGNOSIS, GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, AND BIONOMICS". The Canadian Entomologist. 124 (4): 725–728. doi:10.4039/Ent124725-4. ISSN 1918-3240.
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