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Pantilius tunicatus

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Pantilius tunicatus
Pantilius tunicatus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Pantilius
Species:
P. tunicatus
Binomial name
Pantilius tunicatus
(Fabricius, 1781)

Pantilius tunicatus is a species of bug in Miridae family that could be found in the Baltic states, Faroe Islands, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Eastern, Central, and Western Europe (except for Portugal).[1] and across the Palearctic to Siberia and northern China. Also Scandinavia with the exception of the high north and the northern Mediterranean.The species feed on hazel and usually are found on the lowest branches of it. The adults have a brown pronotum and green legs, with the antennae shorter than the body. The species doesn't appear until September.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pantilius tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Description