Phylus melanocephalus
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Phylus melanocephalus is a species of bug from the family of soft bugs (Miridae). Phylus palliceps ( Fieber , 1861) was published in 2005 by Pagola-Carte et al. synonymous with this species.
features
The bugs grow to be 4.5 to 6.0 millimeters long. The Central European species of the genus Phylus are relatively long and slender and can be determined fairly reliably from the color of their head and the hemielytras .
Occurrence and habitat
The species occurs in Europe , east to the Caucasus and in southern Europe only in the west to Spain . The species is widespread and common in Germany and Austria.
Way of life
The bugs can be found on various deciduous trees, but they only suckle on the leaves and immature reproductive organs of oaks ( Quercus ). Occasionally, however, you can see them suckling on aphids and other small insects. The adult bugs appear from late May to August. The females lay their eggs on the young shoots of the food plants near the base of the petioles.
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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 .
- Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 5: supplement volume. Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Cimicomorpha and Pentatomomorpha. (= The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 82nd part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2012, ISBN 978-3-937783-58-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 5: supplement volume. Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Cimicomorpha and Pentatomomorpha. (= The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 82nd part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2012, ISBN 978-3-937783-58-1 , p. 33 .
- ^ 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. 249 ff .
- ↑ Phylus melanocephalus. British Bugs, accessed December 26, 2014 .
Web links
- Phylus melanocephalus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 26, 2014
- www.britishbugs.org.uk - photos, description