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Acompocoris alpinus

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Species of true bug

Acompocoris alpinus
Acompocoris alpinus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 8)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Acompocoris
Species: A. alpinus
Binomial name
Acompocoris alpinus
(Reuter, 1875)

Acompocoris alpinus is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in Europe. It occurs on conifers, where it is a predator of aphids. In France at an altitude of 1,200 – 2,000 m. A. alpinus Reuter, is found on Abies and Picea

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Carl W. Schaefer and Antonio Ricardo Panizzi, 2000 Heteroptera of Economic Importance CRC Press ISBN 9781420041859
Taxon identifiers
Acompocoris alpinus


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