Phytocoris ulmi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Phytocoris |
| Species: | P. ulmi
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Phytocoris ulmi is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Description
The species is brownish coloured and is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) long. Its 1st antennal segment is thin with the hairs being long.[1]
Distribution
Europe but it is mainly absent from Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta, Portugal, and central part of Russia.[2] To the east it extends to the Caucasus.
Ecology
Phytocoris ulmi found in hedgerows and woods especially on hawthorn.[3]
References
- ^ "Phytocoris ulmi". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Phytocoris ulmi". Nature Spot. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
External links
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