Macrotrachelia nigronitens

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Macrotrachelia nigronitens
Macrotrachelia nigronitens♂ (length about 3mm)
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M. nigronitens
Binomial name
Macrotrachelia nigronitens
(Stål, 1860)

Macrotrachelia nigronitens is a species of minute pirate bug, or flower bug.

Distribution[edit]

In New Zealand, the species is adventive.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Larivière, M.-C.; Larochelle, A. 2014: Checklist of the New Zealand Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera): an update based on the 2004 to 2013 literature. Zootaxa, 3755(4): 347-367. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3755.4.2
  2. ^ Thorpe, S.E. 2014: Notes on the biology, distribution, biosecurity status and history in New Zealand of Macrotrachelia nigronitens (Stål, 1860) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae). Biodiversity data journal, 2: e1077. doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1077