Miridius quadrivirgatus

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Miridius quadrivirgatus
Miridius quadrivirgatus

Miridius quadrivirgatus

Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Soft bugs (Miridae)
Subfamily : Mirinae
Tribe : Mirini
Genre : Miridius
Type : Miridius quadrivirgatus
Scientific name
Miridius quadrivirgatus
( A. Costa , 1853)

Miridius quadrivirgatus is a species of bug from the family of soft bugs (Miridae).

features

The bugs are 8.7 to 10.0 millimeters long. The large, long-legged soft bugs have a long antennae . They are characterized by their red and cream-colored stripes that run along the head, the pronotum and the scutellum . The red cuneus of the hemielytras is variable in color.

Occurrence and habitat

The species is distributed in the Mediterranean and North Africa as well as in all of Western Europe to the Netherlands and Belgium. To the east, it spreads across the Balkans and Asia Minor to the Black Sea region. In Germany, the species has only been recorded in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia via Rhineland-Palatinate to Baden, although in some areas it is only known from old finds.

Way of life

The bugs are probably polyphagous and live on various, predominantly tall, sweet grasses (Poaceae), such as Zwenken ( Brachypodium ), Arrhenaterum , Lolch ( Lolium ) and others, but they are also found on cereals such as wheat ( Triticum ), rye ( Secale ), Barley ( Hordeum ) and oats ( Avena ). The eggs overwinter. One generation develops each year, with the nymphs appearing from the beginning of May and the adult bugs from June to the end of August.

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. 92 .
  2. ↑ Miridius quadrivirgatus. 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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