Phylus melanocephalus explained

Phylus melanocephalus is a European species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae. It is a slender bug 4.5- long and feeds on oak trees.[1] Its colour ranges from orange to greenish-brown and its head may be pale or dark.[2]

"Phylus palliceps"

Paler specimens of P. melanocephalus were long referred to as separate species Phylus palliceps, distinguished in particular by having a pale head, P. melanocephalus being restricted to insects with a dark head.[3] [4] Pagola-Carte et al. (2005) found no morphological or habitat differences between specimens referred to the two supposed species, and a continuous gradation of colour, and concluded the two should be synonymised.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phylus melanocephalus. British Bugs. 2017-01-18.
  2. Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) del Parque Natural de Aiako Harria (Gipuzkoa, País Vasco, norte de la Península Ibérica). S. Pagola-Carte. I. Zabalegui. J. Ribes. 2005. Spanish. Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Aiako Harria Nature Reserve (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, northern Iberian Peninsula). Heteropterus Revista de Entomología. 5. p. 46. 1579-0681.
  3. Web site: Phylus palliceps. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121043549/http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/phylus_palliceps.html. 2016-01-21. live. British Bugs. 2017-01-18.
  4. Book: The British Hemiptera. John William Douglas. John Scott. 1. 355. 1865.

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