Stenodema trispinosum

Reuter, 1904

Stenodema trispinosum is a of plant bug in the Miridae. It has a Holarctic distribution, occurring across northern Eurasia and North America. The species was described by Reuter in 1904 and has been subject to taxonomic confusion, with some sources treating it as a synonym of Stenodema trispinosa. It belongs to a whose members are generally associated with grasses and sedges.

Plantbug - Stenodema trispinosum, Woodbridge, Virginia by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Stenodema trispinosum 205149604 by Christian Grenier. Used under a CC0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Stenodema trispinosum: /stɛnoʊˈdɛmə traɪˈspaɪnəsəm/

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Distribution

Northern Eurasia (including Russia, Siberia, Tuva, Scandinavia, Britain, Belgium) and North America (USA: Georgia, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia; Newfoundland; Mexico).

Similar Taxa

  • Stenodema trispinosaClosely related with which Stenodema trispinosum has been synonymized in some taxonomic treatments; separation requires examination of genitalic structures.

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