Empicoris vagabundus is a species of thread-legged bug in the family Reduviidae.[1][2][3] It occurs in Europe,[1][3][2] much of Asia, and the Americas.[2]
| Empicoris vagabundus | |
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| Empicoris vagabundus nymph | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Empicoris |
| Species: | E. vagabundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Cimex vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Empicoris vagabundus measure 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in).[3] It inhabits deciduous trees, where it hunts for prey such as barklice.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Species Empicoris vagabundus". Bug Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Kaszyca, Natalia; Kubusiak, Angelina; Baran, Bartosz; Imiela, Arkadiusz; Taszakowski, Artur; Wegierek, Piotr; Depa, Łukasz (2019). "Invertebrates in contemporary coniferous resins – an insight into the ecosystem?". Fragmenta Faunistica. 62 (2): 117–134. doi:10.3161/00159301FF2019.62.2.117.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (1997). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 2: Cimicomorpha 1. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 90-71912-15-9.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
- Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
- Schuh, Randall T.; Cassis, Gerasimos; Guilbert, Eric (2006). "Description of the first recent macropterous species of Vianaidinae (Heteroptera: Tingidae) with comments on the phylogenetic relationships of the family within the Cimicomorpha". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 114 (1–2): 38–53. doi:10.1664/0028-7199(2006)114[38:DOTFRM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0028-7199. S2CID 86235890.
- Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. ISSN 1365-3113. S2CID 85422423.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.