Orius (Heterorius) majusculus Reuter, 1884
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Orius (Heterorius) majusculus Reuter, 1884 |
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5) Orius (Heterorius) majusculus Reuter, 1884
Trophic status.
Zoophagous.
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Euro-Atlantic.
Preys.
Psyllopsis discrepans and Psyllopsis machinosa , from Fraxinus spp., Beograd–Autokomanda, 6.V.2009, collected 1♂.
Orius majusculus was registered as a predator of psyllids ( Herard 1986). It is noted as a predator of aphids, such as Diuraphis noxia and Schizaphis graminum in Russia, mites in France, whiteflies in greenhouses in Italy and pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri in France ( Péricart 1972, Herard 1986).
The present paper reports Orius majusculus as a psyllid predator for the first time in Serbia and Psyllopsis discrepans and Psyllopsis machinosa for the first time as a prey of Orius majusculus .
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