Dicyphus errans

Dicyphus errans
Dicyphus errans Elst (Gld), the Netherlands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Dicyphus
Species:
D. errans
Binomial name
Dicyphus errans
(Wolff, 1804)

Dicyphus errans is a species of Palearctic true bugs in the family Miridae; it is the type species of its genus and the tribe Dicyphini.

Description

Members of this genus can be difficult to identify using morphological features, but general colouration and host plants can be informative. D. errans is a predatory species and found throughout the British Isles on a variety of herbaceous plants. It is found in most of Europe including Scandinavia and Russia. In the British Isles, adults are usually recorded in June–October and are almost always long-winged (macropterous); they are typically 4.5–5 mm long.

D. errans individuals are variable and pale forms can resemble D. epilobii; dark insects are more distinctive, with the head, pronotum and the first two antennal segments largely black. A distinguishing feature is the mesopleuron which is entirely dark (in contrast to pale in D. epilobii). There are usually also dark markings on the sides of the head and segments 2-4 of the antennae.

References

  1. ↑ Wolff JF (1804) Icones Cimicum descriptionibus illustratae. Fasc. J. J. Palm, Erlangae. Fasc. 4: 127--166, pls. 13-16.
  2. ↑ AMNH: genus Dicyphus (retrieved 12 July 2026)
  3. 1 2 British Bugs: Dicyphus errans (retrieved 14 July 2026)
  4. ↑ Mamaev B.M., Medvedev L.N., Pravdin F.N. Keys to insects of the European part of the USSR. - M .: Education, 1976 .-- P. 87 .-- 304 p.