Biology:Macrotylus quadrilineatus
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Short description: Species of true bug
| Macrotylus quadrilineatus | |
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| Adult of Macrotylus quadrilineatus among sticky hairs of Salvia glutinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Macrotylus |
| Species: | M. quadrilineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrotylus quadrilineatus (Schrank, 1785)
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Macrotylus quadrilineatus is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae.[1][2]
Ecology
The main host plant is Jupiter's Distaff (Salvia glutinosa, Lamiaceae).[3] This plant bug feeds on the juices of the plant and on small insects entrapped on the sticky salvia.[4]
Distribution
It is mainly found in Austria, Italy, Germany , France , Romania, Switzerland , Slovenia, Poland and former Yugoslavia.[5]
Description
Macrotylus quadrilineatus can reach a length of about 5 millimetres (0.20 in).[6] The body and legs color is black, with four white lines (hence the species name).
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". in Aukema, Berend. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, page 365. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
- ↑ Schuh, R.T. 2008. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). Discoverlife
- ↑ Alfred George Wheeler - Biology of the plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae): pests, predators, opportunists Plants bugs
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Armand MATOCQ Description de Macrotylus (Macrotylus) ehannoi n. sp. Du Liban, suivie d'une cle de determination des Macrotylus de couleur noire (Heteroptera, Miridae)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q864167 entry
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