Macrotrachelia nigronitens is a species of minute pirate bug, or flower bug.
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Macrotrachelia nigronitens♂ (length about 3mm) | |
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Species: | M. nigronitens
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Macrotrachelia nigronitens (Stål, 1860)
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Distribution
editIn New Zealand, the species is adventive.[1][2]
References
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- ^ Larivière, M.-C.; Larochelle, A. 2014: Checklist of the New Zealand Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera): an update based on the 2004 to 2013 literature. Zootaxa, 3755(4): 347-367. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3755.4.2
- ^ Thorpe, S.E. 2014: Notes on the biology, distribution, biosecurity status and history in New Zealand of Macrotrachelia nigronitens (Stål, 1860) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae). Biodiversity data journal, 2: e1077. doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1077