Capsus ater

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Capsus ater
An adult Capsus ater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Miridae
Genus:
Capsus
Species:
C. ater
Binomial name
Capsus ater
Synonyms

Capsus flavicollis (Fabricius, 1775)
Capsus nigricornis Hahn, 1826
Capsus nigripes (Strobl, 1900)
Capsus rutilus Stichel, 1930
Capsus semiflavus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Capsus sordens (Gmelin, 1790)
Capsus tyrannus (Fabricius, 1781)
Cimex ater Linnaeus, 1758

Oviposition

Capsus ater is a species of

Palearctic to Siberia and in North America.[1][2][3] [4]

Capsus ater is found in dry to moderately moist, open to partially shaded habitats In the Alps it rises to over 2000 meters above sea level. The bugs live on different grasses (Poaceae) and do not seem to have any particular preference for certain species or genera.[5]

References

  1. ISBN 0-916846-44-X
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  2. ^ Schuh, R.T. 2002-2013. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). [1]
  3. ^ "Capsus ater". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. ^ Tadeusz Jaczewski with I.M Kerzhner 1964 Order Hemiptera (Heteroptera). In Bei-Bienko, G. Ya. (ed.), Keys to the insects of the European USSR 1: 655-845 1964.
  5. ISBN 3-931374-57-2
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