Pameridea roridulae
Appearance
Pameridea roridulae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Pameridea |
Species: | P. roridulae
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Binomial name | |
Pameridea roridulae Reuter, 1907
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Pameridea roridulae is a species of jumping tree bug in the family Miridae.[1] It has a symbiotic relationship with Roridula, where it feeds on trapped insects and its excretions are absorbed through the leaves of the Roridula, giving the plant much needed nutrients and nitrogen.[2] Juvenile P. roridulae also pollinate the plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pameridea roridulae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Roridula gorgonias | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
Further reading
[edit]- "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.