Orthocephalus saltator
Orthocephalus saltator is a Palearctic species of plant bug in the family Miridae.[1] [2][3][4] It is found in Europe as far as the Caspian Sea and Siberia and to the south North Africa. O. saltator feeds on Asteraceae especially Hieracium pilosella and Poaceae [5]
| Orthocephalus saltator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Orthocephalus |
| Species: | O. saltator |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthocephalus saltator (Hahn, 1835) | |
References
- "Orthocephalus saltator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Orthocephalus saltator species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Orthocephalus saltator". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Orthocephalus saltator Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (Flechtenwanzen), Miridae (Weichwanzen). (= Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. 75. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN 3-931374-57-2, S. 158.
Further reading
- Henry, T. J.; Kelton, L. A. (1986). "Orthocephalus saltator Hahn (Heteroptera: Miridae): corrections of misidentifications and the first authentic report for North America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 94 (1): 51–55. JSTOR 25009507.
- "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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