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''Atractotomus magnicornis'' is a species of 
plant bug
The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...
in the family Miridae
The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...
. It is found in Europe and North America.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Atractotomus magnicornis'': * ''Atractotomus magnicornis buenoi'' Knight, 1923 i * ''Atractotomus magnicornis magnicornis'' (Fallén, 1807) i Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.netBiology
''Atractotomus kolenatii'' lives predominantly on common spruce (''Picea abies
''Picea abies'', the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe.
It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, ...
'' ), they are more rarely found on other coniferous trees such as ''Abies'', ''Pinus'', ''Larix'', ''Juniperus' communis'' and Thuja. They are zoophytophagus, sucking on the needles and buds of their host trees, as well as on aphids
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...
and Psocoptera
Psocoptera are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. The name Psocoptera has been replaced with Psocodea in recent literature, with the inclusion of the former order Phthiraptera into Psocode ...
. Adults can be observed from late June to September. They occur every year in one generation.Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 2: ''Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (Flechtenwanzen), Miridae (Weichwanzen)'' (= ''Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise''. 75. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, .
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Further reading
* *External links
* Phylinae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1807 {{Miridae-stub