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Nabis pseudoferus

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Species of true bug

Nabis pseudoferus
Nabis pseudoferus ibericus in Portugal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Nabidae
Genus: Nabis
Species: N. pseudoferus
Binomial name
Nabis pseudoferus
Remane, 1949

Nabis pseudoferus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

This insect shows promise as an agent of biological pest control against the South American tomato pinkworm (Tuta absoluta).

References

  1. "Nabis pseudoferus". ZipCode Zoo.
  2. Cabello, T., et al. (2009). The damsel bug Nabis pseudoferus (Hem.: Nabidae) as a new biological control agent of the South American Tomato Pinkworm, Tuta absoluta (Lep.: Gelechiidae), in tomato crops of Spain.
Taxon identifiers
Nabis pseudoferus


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