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Acompocoris alpinus

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Acompocoris alpinus
Acompocoris alpinus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 8)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Acompocoris
Species:
A. alpinus
Binomial name
Acompocoris alpinus
(Reuter, 1875)

Acompocoris alpinus is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in Europe.[1] It occurs on conifers, where it is a predator of aphids. In France at an altitude of 1,200 – 2,000 m. A. alpinus Reuter, is found on Abies and Picea [2]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Carl W. Schaefer and Antonio Ricardo Panizzi, 2000 Heteroptera of Economic Importance CRC Press ISBN 9781420041859