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Temnostethus pusillus

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Temnostethus pusillus
Temnostethus pusillus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 1)
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T.  pusillus
Binomial name
Temnostethus pusillus

Temnostethus pusillus is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in the West Palearctic. It is a small zoophage frequently occurring on ash or apple bark where it preys on aphids, leaf suckers, and scale insects (Coccidae) [1]

References

  1. ^ Wachmann E., Melber A., Deckert J. (2006): Wanzen. Band 1. Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha,Leptopodomorpha, Cimicomorpha (Teil 1). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrezenden Meeresteile. 77. Teil. Goecke & Evers, Keltern