Closterotomus ventralis

Closterotomus ventralis
Closterotomus ventralis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Mirinae
Tribe: Mirini
Genus: Closterotomus
Species:
C. ventralis
Binomial name
Closterotomus ventralis
(Reuter, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Calocoris ventralis Reuter, 1879
  • Phytocoris ventralis Reuter, 1879

Closterotomus ventralis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.[1][2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the southern Europe (Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Spain).[3][4]

Description

Closterotomus ventralis can reach a length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). The body is mainly black, as are the head and the antennae. The second antennal segment is larger in the distal part. The legs are reddish or brown-red.[5]

Biology

These bugs feed on Rubus species.[4]

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Funet
  3. ^ Fauna europaea
  4. ^ a b On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae)
  5. ^ Natura Mediterraneo
  • Kerzhner I.M. & Josifov M. - Family Miridae in Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region 3: 1-446. 1999
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