Orthops basalis

Orthops basalis
Orthops basalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species: O. basalis
Binomial name
Orthops basalis
(A. Costa, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Phytocoris basalis A. Costa, 1853

Orthops basalis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus.[1][2]

Description

It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and is elongated with males often having three pale spots on the scutellum.[3]

References

  1. "Orthops (Orthops) basalis (A. Costa, 1853)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. Kerzhner I. M., Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend and Rieger, Christian. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1577, page  132. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
  3. "Orthops basalis". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

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