Myrmecophyes

Fieber, 1870

Species Guides

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A of brachypterous, myrmecomorphic plant bugs in the tribe Halticini. exhibit striking -mimicry and reduced wings. The Caucasian subgenus Plumiger contains four species with specialized male bearing dense spatulate whitish .

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Identification

-mimicking body form with reduced wings (brachypterous). Males of subgenus Plumiger possess sexually dimorphic with modified first two segments bearing dense spatulate whitish .

Habitat

Montane grasslands and alpine meadows in the Caucasus Mountains.

Distribution

to the Caucasus Mountains, including Greater and Lesser Caucasus ranges. occur in Armenia, Georgia, and Dagestan.

Behavior

Myrmecomorphic (-mimicking). Brachypterous condition.

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