Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 22 No.2

Prvi nalaz biljne stjenice Platycranus metriorrhynchus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) u Hrvatskoj

Authors: Petr Kment

Authors and affiliation

  • Petr Kment Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ-148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republi

Abstract

The plant bug Platycranus (Genistocapsus) metriorrhynchus Reuter, 1883 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae: Orthotylini) is recorded from Croatia for the first time, based on specimens collected in the Biokovo Mountains (Central Dalmatia). The species was collected from Genista radiata (L.) Scopoli (Fabaceae).

Keywords

Heteroptera, Miridae, faunistics, new record, host plant, Dalmatia, Croatia