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{{Short description|Species of true bug}}
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| authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1798)
|ordo = [[Hemiptera]]
|familia = [[Nabidae]]
|genus = ''[[Himacerus]]''
|species = '''''H. apterus'''''
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[[File:Himacerus apterus in copula - 2012-08-16.ogv|thumb|''Himacerus apterus'' in copula]]

'''''Himacerus mirmicoides''''' is a species of ''damsel bugs'' belonging to the family [[Nabidae]], subfamily [[Nabinae]].
'''''Himacerus apterus''''', known as the '''tree damsel bug''',<ref name=britishbugs/> is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family [[Nabidae]], subfamily [[Nabinae]].


==Description==
==Description==
The species is {{convert|8|-|10.5|mm}} long for males and {{convert|9|-|11.5|mm}} for females.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bugs/SuBugs/Himacerus.apterus.html|title=Size by gender|publisher=Commanster|accessdate=June 23, 2013}}</ref> It have black [[connexivum]] and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings.<ref name=britishbugs>{{cite web|url= http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Nabidae/himacerus_apterus.html|title=''Himacerus apterus''|publisher=British Bugs|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> It wingspan is {{convert|8|-|10|mm}}
The species is {{convert|8|-|10.5|mm}} long for males and {{convert|9|-|11.5|mm}} for females.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bugs/SuBugs/Himacerus.apterus.html|title=Size by gender|publisher=Commanster|accessdate=June 23, 2013}}</ref> It has black [[connexivum]] and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings.<ref name=britishbugs>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Nabidae/himacerus_apterus.html|title=''Himacerus apterus''|work=British Bugs|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> It wingspan is {{convert|8|-|10|mm}}


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
It is found in most of [[Europe]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452529|title=Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)|publisher=[[Fauna Europaea]]|version=2.6.1|date=May 24, 2013|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> and southern and [[central Asia]].<ref name=tout>{{cite web|url= http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN/pages_EN/himacerus_apterus_EN.htm|title=''Himacerus apterus''|accessdate=June 23, 2013}}</ref> Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern [[Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Marie-Claude Lartvière|title=Himacerus apterus (Fabricius), A Euroasian Nabidae (Hemiptera) New to North America: Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Bionomics|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press|Cambridge Journals]]|work=[[Canadian Entomologist]]|date=August 1992|volume=124|issue=4}}</ref>
It is found in most of [[Europe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452529|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173254/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452529|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2013|title=Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)|work=[[Fauna Europaea]]|version=2.6.2|date=August 29, 2013|accessdate=October 13, 2013}}</ref> and southern and [[central Asia]].<ref name=tout>{{cite web|url= http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN/pages_EN/himacerus_apterus_EN.htm|title=''Himacerus apterus''|accessdate=June 23, 2013}}</ref> Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern [[Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Marie-Claude Lartvière|title=Himacerus apterus (Fabricius), A Euroasian Nabidae (Hemiptera) New to North America: Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Bionomics|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press|Cambridge Journals]]|work=[[Canadian Entomologist]]|date=August 1992|volume=124|issue=4}}</ref>


==Diet==
==Diet==
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==Ecology==
==Ecology==
Adults lay [[egg (biology)|eggs]] in late summer on [[plant stem]]s which hatch in spring.<ref name=tout/> Larvae is found from May to August.<ref name=britishbugs/>
Adults lay [[egg (biology)|eggs]] in late summer on [[plant stem]]s which hatch in spring.<ref name=tout/> Larvae are found from May to August.<ref name=britishbugs/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tree-damsel-bug ''Himacerus apterus'' on Nature Spot]
*[http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tree-damsel-bug ''Himacerus apterus'' on Nature Spot]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xe1rsemn2E Mating of ''Himacerus apterus''] on [[YouTube]]


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Latest revision as of 22:58, 9 February 2024

Tree damsel bug
Himacerus apterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Nabidae
Genus: Himacerus
Species:
H. apterus
Binomial name
Himacerus apterus
(Fabricius, 1798)
Himacerus apterus in copula

Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug,[1] is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

Description

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The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long for males and 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) for females.[2] It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings.[1] It wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)

Distribution

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It is found in most of Europe[3] and southern and central Asia.[4] Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia.[5]

Diet

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The species feeds on mites, aphids and other small insects.[1]

Ecology

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Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring.[4] Larvae are found from May to August.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Himacerus apterus". British Bugs. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Size by gender". Commanster. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Himacerus apterus". Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Marie-Claude Lartvière (August 1992). "Himacerus apterus (Fabricius), A Euroasian Nabidae (Hemiptera) New to North America: Diagnosis, Geographical Distribution, and Bionomics". Canadian Entomologist. 124 (4). Cambridge Journals.
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