''Atractotomus'' is a

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hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...

ns in the

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. They are found throughout

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. The

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e and adults primarily eat

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nes, psyllids, aphids, and

thrips Thrips ( order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Different thrips species feed mostly on plants by puncturing and sucking up the contents, although a few are ...

found on fruit trees, vines, and other crops.

Species

These 48 species belong to the genus ''Atractotomus'': * '' Atractotomus acaciae'' Knight, 1925^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus agrifoliae'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus albidicoxis'' Reuter, 1909^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus amygdali'' Wagner, 1960^c * '' Atractotomus arizonae'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus atricolor'' (Knight, 1923)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus balli'' Knight, 1931^{i c b} * '' Atractotomus bicolor'' Stonedahl and Schwartz, 1994^{c g} * '' Atractotomus brunomassai'' Carapezza, 1982^{c g} * '' Atractotomus cercocarpi'' Knight, 1931^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus chiapas'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus cooperi'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus femoralis'' Fieber, 1858^{c g} * '' Atractotomus griseolus'' (Reuter, 1909)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus iturbide'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus jalisco'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus kija'' Linnavuori, 1993^{c g} * '' Atractotomus kolenatii'' (Flor, 1860)^{i c g} * ''

Atractotomus magnicornis ''Atractotomus magnicornis'' is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Atractotomus magnicornis'': * ''Atractotomus magnicornis buenoi'' Kni ...

'' (Fallén, 1807)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus mali'' (Meyer-Dür, 1843)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus marcoi'' Carapezza, 1982^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus miniatus'' (Knight, 1926)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus mitla'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus morelos'' Stonedahl, 1990^{c g} * '' Atractotomus morelus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i g} * '' Atractotomus morio'' Sahlberg, 1883^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus nicholi'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus nigripennis'' (Schuh and Schwartz, 1985)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus oaxaca'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus ovatus'' (Knight, 1926)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus pallidus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus parvulus'' Reuter, 1878^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus persquamosus'' Seidenstücker, 1961^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus polymorphae'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus prosopidis'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus purshiae'' Froeschner, 1963ⁱ * '' Atractotomus quercicola'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus quercinus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus ramentum'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus reuteri'' Knight, 1931^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus rhodani'' Fieber, 1861^{c g} * '' Atractotomus rubidus'' (Uhler, 1895)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus russatus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus schaffneri'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus schwartzi'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus taxcoensis'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus teopisca'' Stonedahl and Schwartz, 1994^{c g} * '' Atractotomus tuthilli'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

External links

* * * Miridae genera Hemiptera of Europe Phylini {{Miridae-stub