Acompocoris alpinus is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in Europe.[1] It occurs on conifers, where it is a predator of aphids. In France at an altitude of 1,200 – 2,000 m. A. alpinus Reuter, is found on Abies and Picea [2]
Acompocoris alpinus | |
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Acompocoris alpinus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 8) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Anthocoridae |
Genus: | Acompocoris |
Species: | A. alpinus
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Binomial name | |
Acompocoris alpinus (Reuter, 1875)
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References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Carl W. Schaefer and Antonio Ricardo Panizzi, 2000 Heteroptera of Economic Importance CRC Press ISBN 9781420041859