Phytocoris vanduzeei

Reuter, 1912

Phytocoris vanduzeei is a of plant bug in the Miridae, described by Reuter in 1912. The species occurs in western North America and Middle America, with records from the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico) and Mexico including Baja California. As a member of the Phytocoris, it is likely associated with vegetation where it feeds on plant sap, though specific plants and detailed remain poorly documented.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Phytocoris vanduzeei: /faɪ.toʊˈkoʊ.rɪs vænˈduː.zi.ai/

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Distribution

Western North America and Middle America. Recorded from Mexico (including Baja California), and the southwestern United States: California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.

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Taxonomic Note

The epithet 'vanduzeei' honors the entomologist Edward P. Van Duzee (1861-1941), a prominent American hemipterist who described numerous Miridae species.