Orthops basalis

Orthops basalis
Orthops basalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species: O. basalis
Binomial name
Orthops basalis
(A. Costa, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Phytocoris basalis A. Costa, 1853

Orthops basalis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus.[1][2]

Description

It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and is elongated with males often having three pale spots on the scutellum.[3]

References

  1. "Orthops (Orthops) basalis (A. Costa, 1853)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1577, page  132. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
  3. "Orthops basalis". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.


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