Pseudomegacoelum beckeri

Pseudomegacoelum beckeri[1] is a genus of capsid bugs in the tribe Mirini; it is the type species in its new genus,[2] having previously been placed in the genus Megacoelum Fieber, 1858. This species is widespread throughout Europe, including the British Isles, where it can be found on Scots pine: Pinus sylvestris.[3]

Pseudomegacoelum beckeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Mirinae
Tribe: Mirini
Genus: Pseudomegacoelum
Species:
P. beckeri
Binomial name
Pseudomegacoelum beckeri
(Fieber, 1870)
Synonyms
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    • Calocoris beckeri Fieber, 1870 (basionym)
    • Calocoris fasciatus subsp. fasciata Jakovlev, 1875
    • Calocoris lethierryi Fieber, 1870
    • Calocoris rubidus Garbiglietti, 1869
    • Megacoelum beckeri (Fieber, 1870)
    • Megacoelum beckeri subsp. fasciata Tamanini, 1982
    • Megacoelum beckeri subsp. fusca Stichel, 1930
    • Megacoelum beckeri subsp. rufotestaceus Stichel, 1930
    • Megacoelum fasciatus (Jakovlev, 1875)
    • Megacoelum fusca Stichel, 1930
    • Megacoelum lethierryi (Fieber, 1870)
    • Megacoelum pulchricorne Reuter, 1880
    • Megacoelum rubidus (Garbiglietti, 1869)
    • Megacoelum ruficeps Reuter, 1880
    • Megacoelum rufotestaceus Stichel, 1930
    • Megacoelum strigipes Reuter, 1877

See also

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List of heteropteran bugs recorded in Britain

References

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  1. ^ Fieber FX (1870) Dodecas neuer Gattungen und neuer Arten europäischer Hemiptera. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 20: 243--264, pls. 5, 6.
  2. ^ GBIF: Pseudomegacoelum Cherot & Malipatil
  3. ^ British Bugs: Megacoelum
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