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Phytocoris ulmi is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Phytocoris |
| Species: | P. ulmi
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Description
editThe species is brownish coloured and is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) long. Its 1st antennal segment is thin with the hairs being long.[1]
Distribution
editEurope but it is mainly absent from Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta, Portugal, and central part of Russia.[2] To the east it extends to the Caucasus.
Ecology
editPhytocoris ulmi found in hedgerows and woods especially on hawthorn.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Phytocoris ulmi". British Bugs. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Phytocoris ulmi". Nature Spot. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
External links
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