Ranzovius clavicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It scavenges dead insects for food, and can be found inhabiting the webs of Anelosimus studiosus, stealing the spider's prey.[4]

Ranzovius clavicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Phylinae
Tribe: Phylini
Genus: Ranzovius
Species:
R. clavicornis
Binomial name
Ranzovius clavicornis
(Knight, 1927)

References

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  1. ^ "Ranzovius clavicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Ranzovius clavicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Deyrup, Mark; Kraus, Johanna; Eisner, Thomas (2004). "A Florida Caterpillar and Other Arthropods Inhabiting the Webs of a Subsocial Spider (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae; Araneida: Theridiidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 87 (4): 554–558. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0554:AFCAOA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3496443. S2CID 86595106.

Further reading

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  • Henry, Thomas J. (1999). "The spider-commensal plant bug genus Ranzovius (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) revisited: Three new species and a revised key, with the description of a new sister genus and phylogenetic analysis". Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae. 63 (1–2): 93–115. ISSN 1211-376X.
  • "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.