Pantilius tunicatus

Pantilius tunicatus
Pantilius tunicatus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Cimicomomorpha
Superfamily: Miroidea
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Mirinae
Genus: Pantilius
Species: P. tunicatus
Binomial name
Pantilius tunicatus
(Fabricius, 1781)

Pantilius tunicatus is a species of bug in Miridae family that could be found in the Baltic states, Faroe Islands, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Eastern, Central, and Western Europe (except for Portugal).[1] The species feed on hazel and usually are found on the lowest branches of it. The adults have a brown pronotum and green legs, with the antennae that is shorted then the body. The species doesn't appear until September.[2]

References

  1. "Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  2. Description
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