''Pseudomegacoelum beckeri'' is a genus of
capsid bugs in the
tribe
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Mirini; it is the
type species
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in its new genus, having previously been placed in the genus ''
Megacoelum
''Megacoelum'' is a genus of European, African, Asian and Australian capsid bugs in the tribe Mirini, erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1858. The species ''Megacoelum infusum'' is recorded from northern Europe including the British Isles
...
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Fieber, 1858. This species is widespread throughout Europe, including the
British Isles
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, where it can be found on Scots pine: ''
Pinus sylvestris''.
British Bugs
''Megacoelum''
See also
List of heteropteran bugs recorded in Britain
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This is a list of the heteropteran bugs recorded from Britain:
Cimicomorpha
Cimicoidea
Anthocoridae
= Anthocorinae=
Acompocoris
* Acompocoris alpinusSouthwood & Leston (1959), chapter VII
* Acompocoris pygmaeus
Anthocoris
* Anth ...
References
External links
"''Megacoelum beckeri''" at Flickr
Hemiptera of Europe
Mirini
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