A new species of Phytocoris (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini), P. (Exophytocoris) raunolinnavuorii sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Lebanon. The new species, easily distinguished from all the other species of the subgenus by its coloration and male genitalia, belongs to the Phytocoris pinihalepensis-group. The new species lives on the conifers Abies cilicica (Antoine & Kotschy) Carrière (Pinaceae) and Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. (Cupressaceae).
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1 May 2016
Heteroptera of Lebanon. II. Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) Raunolinnavuorii Sp. Nov. from the Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve and Adjacent Areas (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae)
Attilio Carapezza
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Entomologica Americana
Vol. 122 • No. 1-2
2016
Vol. 122 • No. 1-2
2016
host plants
Mirini
new species
Phytocoris
plant bugs