Anthocoris confusus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (including China and Japan) and North America.[1]

Anthocoris confusus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Anthocoris
Species:
A. confusus
Binomial name
Anthocoris confusus
Reuter, 1884

It lives on various deciduous trees and feeds on aphids , such as the subfamily Thelaxinae and Psylloidea and Psocoptera.It is found on willow (Salix ), beech ( Fagus ), maples (Acer), linden trees (Tilia), oak trees (Quercus), white thorns (Crataegus), elms (Ulmus), poplars (Populus) and ash (Fraxinus) among other trees.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anthocoris confusus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Anthocoris confusus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Anthocoris confusus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Anthocoris confusus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

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  • Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
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