Himacerus apterus
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| name=Tree damsel bug
| image = Himacerus apterus 01.JPG
| image_caption = Himacerus apterus
| taxon = Himacerus apterus
| authority = (Fabricius, 1798)
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File:Himacerus apterus in copula - 2012-08-16.ogv
Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.
Description
The species is {{convert|8|-|10.5|mm}} long for males and {{convert|9|-|11.5|mm}} for females.{{cite web|url=http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bugs/SuBugs/Himacerus.apterus.html|title=Size by gender|publisher=Commanster|accessdate=June 23, 2013}} It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with reddish-brown wings.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Nabidae/himacerus_apterus.html|title=Himacerus apterus|work=British Bugs|accessdate=June 22, 2013}} It wingspan is {{convert|8|-|10|mm}}
Distribution
It is found in most of Europe{{cite web|url=http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452529|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173254/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452529|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2013|title=Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus (Fabricius, 1798)|work=Fauna Europaea|version=2.6.2|date=August 29, 2013|accessdate=October 13, 2013}} and southern and central Asia.{{cite web|url= http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN/pages_EN/himacerus_apterus_EN.htm|title=Himacerus apterus|accessdate=June 23, 2013}} Between 1943 and 1989 the species was found in eastern Nova Scotia.{{Cite journal |last=Lartvière |first=Marie-Claude |date=August 1992 |title=HIMACERUS APTERUS (FABRICIUS), A EURASIAN NABIDAE (HEMIPTERA) NEW TO NORTH AMERICA: DIAGNOSIS, GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, AND BIONOMICS |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/himacerus-apterus-fabricius-a-eurasian-nabidae-hemiptera-new-to-north-america-diagnosis-geographical-distribution-and-bionomics/AACC8BC7A7216F31F738E82D61ECBE0B |journal=The Canadian Entomologist |language=en |volume=124 |issue=4 |pages=725–728 |doi=10.4039/Ent124725-4 |issn=1918-3240|url-access=subscription }}
Diet
Ecology
Adults lay eggs in late summer on plant stems which hatch in spring. Larvae are found from May to August.
References
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External links
- [http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tree-damsel-bug Himacerus apterus on Nature Spot]
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