Lopidea major
| Lopidea major | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Tribe: | Orthotylini |
| Genus: | Lopidea |
| Species: | L. major |
| Binomial name | |
| Lopidea major Knight, 1918 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lopidea major, the Red Mountain laurel mirid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It is a frequently-encountered pest of the Texas Mountain Laurel, though they apparently do little real damage.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Lopidea major Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Lopidea major". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Lopidea major species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Species Lopidea major - Mountain Laurel Mirid".
- ^ "Valerie's Austin Bug Collection: Insects > Hemiptera (Bugs, etc.) > Miridae (Plant bugs)".
Further reading
- Asquith, Adam (1991). Fricke, Ronald (ed.). Revision of the genus Lopidea in America North of Mexico. Theses Zoologicae. Vol. 16. Koeltz Scientific Books. ISBN 978-1-878762-28-3. ISSN 0934-8956.
- "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.