Macrotrachelia nigronitens is a species of minute pirate bug or flower bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is native to Central and South America, and adventive to New Zealand and North America.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Macrotrachelia nigronitens | |
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| Macrotrachelia nigronitens♂ (length about 3mm) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Genus: | Macrotrachelia |
| Species: | M. nigronitens
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrotrachelia nigronitens (Stål, 1860)
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References
edit- ^ Carpintero, Diego Leonardo (2002). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Anthocoridae (Heteroptera)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 61 (1–2). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Macrotrachelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Genus Macrotrachelia". Bugguide. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Citizen science observations for Macrotrachelia nigronitens at iNaturalist
Media related to Macrotrachelia nigronitens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Macrotrachelia nigronitens at Wikispecies
