Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Miridae to ID

Posted by Sundew on 26-05-2020 19:04
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It belongs to family Miridae, genus Lygus, a difficult one. To get a relatively certain ID, you must see the puncture of the hemielytra (corium and clavus) as well as the density of the hairiness (see p. 11 of https://www.briti..._422Kb.pdf). A key in German is given in https://publicati...f/1164.pdf from p. 12. My guess is a species around L. rugulipennis / L. gemellatus, but this by no means a safe ID!
Regards, Sundew