Macrolophus pygmaeus

TaxID: 370844

Basic Information

Macrolophus pygmaeus

Bosandoornblindwants, Predatory Bug

Macrolophus pygmaeus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe except the high north, south to north Africa and east to Asia Minor then to Central Asia. This species is omnivorous, preying on Tuta absoluta eggs and larvae, Ephestia kuehniella eggs, Macrosiphum euphorbiae nymphs, and plants such as Vicia fava. When feeding on plants, M. pygmaeus consumes extrafloral nectar. Its varied diet has created interest in M. pygmaeus as a pest control insect for the prior mentioned species.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Miridae

Macrolophus

pygmaeus

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Photos (5 photos)

Macrolophus pygmaeus
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(c) Barış Çerçi@BY-NC
Macrolophus pygmaeus
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(c) Marie Lou Legrand@BY-NC
Macrolophus pygmaeus
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(c) Corinna Herr@BY-NC
Macrolophus pygmaeus
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(c) Gerrit Öhm@BY-NC
Macrolophus pygmaeus
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(c) Marie Lou Legrand@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (27 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Canada Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Spain Present —
Estonia Present —
Finland Present —
France Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (45 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
ZMBN1242-18 BOLD:ADR8943 COI-5P 620 Norway 2016-06-09 61.17878, 11.402167
UMAAH250-23 BOLD:ADR8943 COI-5P 654 France 2022-10-24 43.893, 4.196
NLHMM1581-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-06-01 51.72, 5.59
NLHMM1580-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-06-01 51.72, 5.59
NLHMM1579-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 616 Netherlands 2013-06-01 51.72, 5.59
NLHMM1578-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-06-01 51.72, 5.59
NLHMM1577-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-06-01 51.72, 5.59
NLHMM1532-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-05-15 51.97, 5.71
NLHMM1531-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-05-15 51.97, 5.71
NLHMM1530-15 BOLD:ABX2935 COI-5P 658 Netherlands 2013-05-15 51.97, 5.71
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Literature