Acompocoris alpinus

Acompocoris alpinus
Acompocoris alpinus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 8)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Acompocoris
Species: A. alpinus
Binomial name
Acompocoris alpinus
(Reuter, 1875)

Acompocoris alpinus is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in Europe.[1]It occurs on conifers, where it is a predator of aphids. In France at an altitude of 1.200 m - 2000 m. A. alpinus Reuter, is found on Abies and Picea [2]


References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Carl W. Schaefer and Antonio Ricardo Panizzi , 2000 Heteroptera of Economic Importance CRC Press ISBN 9781420041859
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