Orius niger
A very small predatory bug, c.2mm. The darkest forms are almost completely black, including wing membranes. However, paler examples can be found, and these are hard to identify. Antennae and front tibiae are paler. There is a single hair on the anterior and posterior angles of the pronotum.
Other Orius and small Anthocoridae.
Good quality photos. Paler specimens may need to be dissected to confirm identification.
Common (ref: British Heteroptera checklist (2021) https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/systematic_het.html
Not known. Few records exist, but probably under-recorded due to difficulty of ID
sue
Burrough Hill Country Park
20 July 2024
sue
Snibston Colliery Park, waste ground by car-park
29 June 2024
sue
Snibston Colliery Park, waste ground by car-park
29 June 2024
sue
Snibston Colliery Park, waste ground by car-park
29 June 2024
sue
Cropston - Thurcaston, Sandford Bridge
24 October 2024
aedeagus - one flagellum
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Anthocoridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 10/11/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
- Last record:
- 29/08/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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