Himacerus apterus

Tree damsel bug
Himacerus apterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Nabidae
Genus: Himacerus
Species: H. apterus
Binomial name
Himacerus apterus
(Fabricius, 1798)

Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug,[1] is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

Description

The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long for males and 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) for females.[2] It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings.[1] It wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe[3] and southern and central Asia.[4] Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia.[5]

Diet

The species feeds on mites, aphids and other small insects.[1]

Ecology

Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring.[4] Larvae is found from May to August.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Himacerus apterus". British Bugs. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Size by gender". Commanster. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Himacerus apterus". Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ Marie-Claude Lartvière (August 1992). "Himacerus apterus (Fabricius), A Euroasian Nabidae (Hemiptera) New to North America: Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Bionomics". Canadian Entomologist. Cambridge Journals. 124 (4).


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