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Mecomma ambulans

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Mecomma ambulans
Mecomma ambulans depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 3 male, 4 female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Mecomma
Species:
M. ambulans
Binomial name
Mecomma ambulans
(Fallen, 1807)
Synonyms[1]

Capsus gramineti Gistel, 1857

Mecomma ambulans is a species of bug in the Miridae family that can be found throughout Europe (except for Portugal) and the far north,[2] and through the Palearctic as far east as China.[3] The species have black pronotum with brown wings and yellow legs, all of which is similar to Tupiocoris rhododendri.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kerzhner, I. M. (1993). "Notes on synonymy and nomenclature of Palaearctic Heteroptera" (PDF). Zoosystematica Rossica. 2 (1): 97–105. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulans (Fallen, 1807)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Liu, Guo-Qing & Yamamoto, Daisuke (2004). "Notes on Mecomma Fieber (Hemiptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae) from China". Oriental Insects. 38 (1): 219–233. doi:10.1080/00305316.2004.10417389.
  4. ^ "Mecomma ambulans". Flickr. Retrieved July 13, 2013.