Anthocoris gallarumulmi

Anthocoris gallarumulmi is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is a West Palearctic species found on aphid-galled leaves of Ulmus minor and is a predator of the aphid Eriosoma ulmi [1] It is also associated with aphid-leaf galls of Fraxinus excelsior, Ribes, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus monogyna.[2]

Anthocoris gallarumulmi
Anthocoris gallarumulmi depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 4)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Anthocoris
Species:
A. gallarumulmi
Binomial name
Anthocoris gallarumulmi
(De Geer 1773)

References

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  1. ^ N. J. B. Parker, 1984 Biology and bionomics in Scotland of Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi Ecological Entomology Volume 9, Issue 1, pages 55–67, February 1984 [1]
  2. ^ Péricart, J. 1996. Family Anthocoridae Fieber, 1836 flower bugs, minute pirate bugs, pp. 108–318. In Aukema, B. and C. Rieger, eds. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 2. Cimicomorpha I. Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam. 359 pp.
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