Biology:Atractotomus magnicornis

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Short description: Species of true bug

Atractotomus magnicornis
Atractotomus magnicornis - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Atractotomus
Species:
A. magnicornis
Binomial name
Atractotomus magnicornis
(Fallén, 1807)
Synonyms[1]
  • Capsus magnicornis Fallén, 1807

Atractotomus magnicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and North America.[1]

Atractotomus.magnicornis.jpg

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Atractotomus magnicornis:

  • Atractotomus magnicornis buenoi Knight, 1923 i
  • Atractotomus magnicornis magnicornis (Fallén, 1807) i

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

Biology

Atractotomus kolenatii lives predominantly on common spruce (Picea abies ), they are more rarely found on other coniferous trees such as Abies, Pinus, Larix, Juniperus' communis and Thuja. They are zoophytophagus, sucking on the needles and buds of their host trees, as well as on aphids and Psocoptera. Adults can be observed from late June to September. They occur every year in one generation.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Atractotomus magnicornis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=106356. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Atractotomus magnicornis species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/4e85fc55e11c5ced950601d3ff29c130. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Atractotomus magnicornis". https://www.gbif.org/species/2011121. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Atractotomus magnicornis Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/863623. 
  5. Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (Flechtenwanzen), Miridae (Weichwanzen) (= Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. 75. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN:3-931374-57-2.

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10422003 entry