Psallus falleni

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Psallus falleni
Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Soft bugs (Miridae)
Subfamily : Phylinae
Tribe : Phylini
Genre : Psallus
Type : Psallus falleni
Scientific name
Psallus falleni
Reuter , 1883

Psallus falleni is a type of bug from the family of soft bugs (Miridae).

features

The bugs are 3.6 to 4.2 millimeters long. The genus Psallus includes small, often red, gray or dark brown speckled bugs, in which the pronotum and the hemielytres are covered with pale, scale-like hairs and in which the thorns of the rails ( tibia ) arise from black points. The species of the genus can often only be differentiated with difficulty or not at all on the basis of external characteristics. Most of the time, however, the species can be narrowed down based on the host plant. In Psallus falleni , the cuneus is pale in color at the base and at the extreme tip. There are several similar species in the genus Psallus , but none that suckle on birch trees ( Betula ).

Occurrence and habitat

The species is widespread in Europe with the exception of the eastern and southern Mediterranean. In the east, it spreads to Siberia and across Central Asia to China. It also occurs in North America. In Germany and Austria the species is widespread and not rare.

Way of life

Psallus falleni lives on birch trees ( Betula ). The adults appear relatively late from July to September.

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. 259 .
  2. ↑ Psallus falleni. British Bugs, accessed July 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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