Horwathia lineolata

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{{Taxobox

| name = Horwathia lineolata

| image = Miridae - Horwathia lineolata.JPG

| image_width = 250px

| image_caption =

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Arthropoda

| classis = Insecta

| ordo = Hemiptera

| familia = Miridae

| subfamilia = Mirinae

| tribus = Mirini

| genus = Horwathia

| species = H. lineolata

| binomial = Horwathia lineolata

| binomial_authority = (A. Costa, 1862)

| synonyms =

  • Calocoris lineolatus (A. Costa, 1862)

}}

Horwathia lineolata is a species of bugs in the tribe Mirini, family Miridae.[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id72621/ Biolib]Kerzhner I.M., Josifov M. (1999) - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region 3: 1-446

Distribution

This rare species is present in Austria, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Italy and Switzerland.[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=452122 Fauna europaea]{{dead link|date=January 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Horwathia+lineolata Discover life]

Habitat

These bugs inhabit high-montane and subalpine heights and are endemic to the Alps and the Apennines.

Description

Horwathia lineolata can reach a length of about {{convert|7|-|8|mm}}.Dr. Patrick Gros, Mag. Hans Christof Zeller-Lukashort [http://www.hausdernatur.at/tl_files/download/10_Arbeitsgemeinschaften/03_entomologie_download/HdN2013N2.pdf Newsletter 2/2013 - Salzburger Entomologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft - Haus der Natur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019092717/http://www.hausdernatur.at/tl_files/download/10_Arbeitsgemeinschaften/03_entomologie_download/HdN2013N2.pdf |date=2015-10-19 }} These small bugs have a black or dark brown scutellum and a brown membrane. The pronotum is yellowish with three dark brown markings. Hemelytra are yellowish, crossed by thin longitudinal brown lines (hence the Latin species name lineolata, from Latin lineola, diminutive of linea, meaning small line. Legs and antennae are reddish.

Biology

Adults can be found from May to early June. The larvae are herbivores and live on species of the genus Luzula, especially on Luzula campestris.[http://research.amnh.org/pbi/catalog/references.php?id=14739 On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs]

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