Pameridea roridulae

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| genus = Pameridea

| species = roridulae

| authority = Reuter, 1907

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Pameridea roridulae is a species of jumping tree bug in the family Miridae. It has a symbiotic relationship with Roridula, where it feeds on trapped insects and its excretions are absorbed through the leaves of the Roridula, giving the plant much needed nutrients and nitrogen.{{Cite web |title=Roridula gorgonias {{!}} PlantZAfrica |url=http://pza.sanbi.org/roridula-gorgonias |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411085859/http://pza.sanbi.org/roridula-gorgonias |archive-date=2022-04-11 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=pza.sanbi.org}} Juvenile P. roridulae also pollinate the plant.

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Further reading

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  • {{Cite web

| accessdate = 2019-07-02

| title = On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs

| publisher = American Museum of Natural History

| url = http://research.amnh.org/pbi/catalog/

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Category:Dicyphini

Category:Articles created by Qbugbot

Category:Insects described in 1907

Category:Endemic insects of South Africa

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