| Tree damsel bug | |
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| Himacerus apterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nabidae |
| Genus: | Himacerus |
| Species: | H. apterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himacerus apterus (Fabricius, 1798) | |
Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.
Description
The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long for males and 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) for females. It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings. It wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)
Distribution
It is found in most of Europe and southern and central Asia. Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia.
Diet
The species feeds on mites, aphids and other small insects.
Ecology
Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring. Larvae are found from May to August.
References
- ^ "Himacerus apterus". British Bugs. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- "Size by gender". Commanster. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- "Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Himacerus apterus". Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- Marie-Claude Lartvière (August 1992). "Himacerus apterus (Fabricius), A Euroasian Nabidae (Hemiptera) New to North America: Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Bionomics". Canadian Entomologist. 124 (4). Cambridge Journals.
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| Himacerus apterus | |
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