Orthops kalmii

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Orthops kalmii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Orthops
Species:
O. kalmii
Binomial name
Orthops kalmii
Synonyms
  • Cimex kalmii Linnaeus, 1758

Orthops kalmii is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae, that can be found everywhere in Europe but is absent on such islands as Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta.[1] then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long.[2][3] Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orthops (Orthops) kalmii (Linnaeus, 1758)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Orthops kalmii". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Kerzhner I. M.; Josifov M. (1999). "Family Miridae". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 3, Cimicomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 1–577, page 133. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.