Plagiognathus bipunctatus Reuter, 1883

SCHUH, RANDALL T., 2001, Revision Of New World Plagiognathus Fieber, With Comments On The Palearctic Fauna And The Description Of A New Genus (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2001 (266), pp. 1-267 : 246

Plagiognathus bipunctatus Reuter Figure 39

Plagiognathus bipunctatus Reuter, 1883: 451 (n. sp.).

The coloration and vestiture of this widespread species are similar to those of chrysanthemi , being pale green and black, respectively. There has been little question about the generic placement of the taxon; the male genitalia are consistent with those of most species I have placed in Plagiognathus (fig. 39).

HOST: Mentha sp. (Lamiaceae) (Linnavuori, 1993).

Figures

Fig. 39. Male genitalia of Palearctic Plagiognathus spp.