| Ranzovius clavicornis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Phylinae |
| Tribe: | Phylini |
| Genus: | Ranzovius |
| Species: | R. clavicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranzovius clavicornis (Knight, 1927) | |
Ranzovius clavicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It scavenges dead insects for food, and can be found inhabiting the webs of Anelosimus studiosus, stealing the spider's prey.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ranzovius clavicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ranzovius clavicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ranzovius clavicornis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Deyrup, Mark; Kraus, Johanna; Eisner, Thomas (2004). "A Florida Caterpillar and Other Arthropods Inhabiting the Webs of a Subsocial Spider (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae; Araneida: Theridiidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 87 (4): 554–558. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0554:AFCAOA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3496443. S2CID 86595106.
Further reading
- Henry, Thomas J. (1999). "The spider-commensal plant bug genus Ranzovius (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) revisited: Three new species and a revised key, with the description of a new sister genus and phylogenetic analysis". Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae. 63 (1–2): 93–115. ISSN 1211-376X.
- "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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