Common Names
Common Names in English:
Damsel Bug
Description
Physical Description
Species Nabicula subcoleoptrata
The nabids are small bugs that are relatively slender, with the front femora slightly enlarged.
Biology
Diet
Adults and nymphs are predators of many different types of insects, including aphids, moth eggs , and small caterpillars, including corn earworm, European corn borer , imported cabbageworm and some armyworms. Adults are swift and aggressive, rapidly sucking the body contents from their prey .
Behavior
Predators:
Damsel bugs are attacked by a number of natural enemies, including tachinid flies, wasps and fungi.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Insecta
()
- Insects
- Order:
Hemiptera
()
- Family:
Cimicoidea
()
- Genus:
Nabicula
()
- (Scholtz, 1847)
- Specific name:
subcoleoptrata
- Kirby, 1837
- Scientific name: - Nabicula subcoleoptrata Kirby, 1837
- Specific name:
subcoleoptrata
- Kirby, 1837
- Genus:
Nabicula
(
- Family:
Cimicoidea
(
- Order:
Hemiptera
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Nabicula subcoleoptrata Kirby, 1837
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
Members of the genus Nabicula
There are approximately 8 species in this genus:
N. americolimbata · N. flavomarginata · N. limbata · N. lineata · N. nigrovittata · N. propinqua · N. subcoleoptrata (Damsel Bug) · N. vanduzeei
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6322579
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-107108
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 193197
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 107108
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIHEM72020
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 175936
