Heterotoma planicornis
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| Heterotoma planicornis | |
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| Adult of Heterotoma planicornis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Heterotoma |
| Species: | H. planicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterotoma planicornis (Pallas, 1772) | |
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Heterotoma planicornis is a species of bug from Miridae family.
Heterotoma planicornis can reach a length of about 4.6–5.3 millimetres (0.18–0.21 in) in males, while females are quite longer, reaching 4.9–5.5 millimetres (0.19–0.22 in).[2]
The species are black or dark red coloured with pale green legs. Adults have some short hairs and strange shaped antennae, with a large flattened second antennal segment (hence the Latin species name planicornis, meaning flat horn). The nymphs are reddish in color and also have said strange antennae.[3]
These species are look almost like its counterpart, Heterotoma merioptera and can be difficult to distinguish.[4]
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