Phytocoris ulmi

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

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

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]

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


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