Megalocoleus tanaceti

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Megalocoleus tanaceti
Megalocoleus tanaceti

Megalocoleus tanaceti

Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Soft bugs (Miridae)
Subfamily : Phylinae
Tribe : Phylini
Genre : Megalocoleus
Type : Megalocoleus tanaceti
Scientific name
Megalocoleus tanaceti
( Fallén , 1807)

Megalocoleus tanaceti is a species of bug from the family of soft bugs (Miridae).

features

The bugs are 4.3 to 5.2 millimeters long. The spurs on the splints ( tibia ) of Megalocoleus species are longer than the splints are wide and the apical tarsal segment is dark. Megalocoleus tanaceti is light yellow-green in color. The top of the body is covered with coarse, black hairs.

Occurrence and habitat

The species is widespread in Europe, but occurs in the Mediterranean area only in the north. To the east the distribution extends to Siberia and the Caspian region. It is widespread in Germany and more common in the north than Megalocoleus molliculus . So far it has only been found sporadically in Austria, particularly in the east. Different habitats are colonized in which their host plants grow, such as dry, warm and open, but also moist and partially shaded habitats.

Way of life

The bugs live on tansy ( Tanacetum vulgare ) and only rarely on other daisy family (Asteraceae). Both the nymphs and the adults suckle on the vegetative parts of the plants as well as on their reproductive organs and the pollen. They are mainly found inside the inflorescences. Adults occur from mid / late June to mid September. The females pierce their eggs in irregular groups into the stems of the host plants.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (lichen bugs), Miridae (soft bugs) (=  The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 75th part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN 3-931374-57-2 , p. 239 .
  2. ↑ Megalocoleus tanaceti. British Bugs, accessed January 4, 2015 .

literature

  • Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (lichen bugs), Miridae (soft bugs) (=  The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 75th part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN 3-931374-57-2 .

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