Biology:Phylus melanocephalus
| Phylus melanocephalus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Phylinae |
| Tribe: | Phylini |
| Genus: | Phylus |
| Species: | P. melanocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phylus melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1767)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cimex melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1767[1] | |
Phylus melanocephalus is a European species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae. It is a slender bug 4.5–6 millimetres (0.18–0.24 in) long and feeds on oak trees.[2] Its colour ranges from orange to greenish-brown and its head may be pale or dark.[3]
"Phylus palliceps"
Paler specimens of P. melanocephalus were long referred to as separate species Phylus palliceps, distinguished in particular by having a pale head, P. melanocephalus being restricted to insects with a dark head.[4][5] Pagola-Carte et al. (2005) found no morphological or habitat differences between specimens referred to the two supposed species, and a continuous gradation of colour, and concluded the two should be synonymised.[3]
References
- ↑ Carolus a Linné (1767). Systema Naturae. I(II). Holmia. p. 728. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137240#page/202/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Phylus melanocephalus". British Bugs. https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/phylus_melanocephalus.html. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 S. Pagola-Carte; I. Zabalegui; J. Ribes (2005). "Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) del Parque Natural de Aiako Harria (Gipuzkoa, País Vasco, norte de la Península Ibérica)" (in Spanish). Heteropterus Revista de Entomología 5: p. 46. http://www.heteropterus.org/pdf/n5/Heteropterus_Rev_Entomol_5_37-51.pdf.
- ↑ "Phylus palliceps". British Bugs. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121043549/http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/phylus_palliceps.html. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ John William Douglas; John Scott (1865). The British Hemiptera. 1. p. 355. https://books.google.com/books?id=PJk5AAAAcAAJ&dq=Phylus+palliceps&pg=PA355.
Wikidata ☰ Q10630736 entry
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