Orthotylus rubidus is a species of bug from the Miridae family that can be found in European countries such as Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and northwest Russia.[1] It is small, red and feeds on Salicornia in saline environments.[2]
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| Orthotylus rubidus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Orthotylus |
| Species: | O. rubidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthotylus rubidus (Puton, 1874)
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References
edit- ^ "Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) rubidus (Puton, 1874)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Species Account for Orthotylus rubidus The Essex Field Club
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