Temnostethus pusillus
Species of true bug
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Temnostethus pusillus is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in the West Palearctic. It is a small zoophage frequently occurring on ash or apple bark where it preys on aphids, leaf suckers, and scale insects (Coccidae) [1]
| Temnostethus pusillus | |
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| Temnostethus pusillus depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Genus: | Temnostethus |
| Species: | T. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnostethus pusillus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835) | |
