Biology:Temnostethus gracilis

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Short description: Species of true bug

Temnostethus gracilis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Temnostethus
Species:
T. gracilis
Binomial name
Temnostethus gracilis
Horváth, 1907

Temnostethus gracilis is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to the Caucasus and Siberia (excluding China) and North America.[1]

Temnostethus gracilis lives on the bark of various deciduous trees, both those densely covered with lichens and mosses, and on those that are quite smooth, such as ( Fagus sylvatica ), common ash (Fraxinus excelsior ) or aspens (Populus tremula ). They are predatory on aphids, Psylloidea, Psocoptera and mites, but also on other small arthropods.

References

Further reading

  • Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10692613 entry