Closterotomus ventralis

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Closterotomus ventralis
Closterotomus ventralis
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C. ventralis
Binomial name
Closterotomus ventralis
(Reuter, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Calocoris ventralis Reuter, 1879
  • Phytocoris ventralis Reuter, 1879

Closterotomus ventralis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.[1][2]

Distribution

This species can be found in the southern Europe (Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Spain).[3][4]

Description

Closterotomus ventralis can reach a length of 6โ€“7 millimetres (0.24โ€“0.28 in). Body is mainly black. Are also black the head and the antennae. The second antennal segment is larger in the distal part. Legs are reddish or brown-red.[5]

Biology

These bugs feed on Rubus species.[4]

References

  • Kerzhner I.M. & Josifov M. - Family Miridae in Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region 3: 1-446. 1999