Orthops basalis
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Orthops basalis is a type of bug from the family of soft bugs (Miridae).
features
The bugs are 4.0 to 5.2 millimeters long. The species of the genus Orthops have dark antennae . Sometimes they cannot be determined with certainty from external characteristics. Orthops basalis is never green in color or tinge like Orthops campestris . It is larger and has a more elongated, often more darkly patterned body. The males often have three pale spots on the scutellum . The species can be distinguished from the very similar species Orthops kalmii on the basis of the third antennae, which is quite long and only slightly shorter than the width of the head. The nymphs are green.
Occurrence and habitat
The species is distributed throughout Europe and western North Africa as well as east to Siberia and Central Asia. It may have been introduced into North America by humans, but it may be a similar species. It is widespread and common in Germany and Austria. Since the species can easily be confused with Orthops kalmii , older records are mostly uncertain. Open, dry, warm as well as moist, shady habitats are settled.
Way of life
The bugs live on different umbelliferae (Apiaceae) and show no specialization in certain genera. Both the nymphs and the adult bugs often sit on the flowers, especially on the stems directly below the individual flowers. There they suckle on the immature reproductive organs. The females lay their eggs in spring on young leaves of their host plants. The nymphs appear from May, the adult bugs from June or July and can be observed on the plants until October and November. They overwinter in the litter or under the bark scales of deciduous and coniferous trees.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 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. 96 .
- ^ Orthops basalis. 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 .
Web links
- Orthops basalis in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 4, 2015