Tetraphleps bicuspis
Length 3.3 to 4 mm. Forewings (hemielytra) shiny, brown to black ground colour with short whitish-grey hairs (pubescence). Head extended in front of the eyes, anteocular part nearly 0.7 times as long as the width of the head across the eyes. Reddish-brown legs, dark femora. Male paramere with a heel, grooved and warped.
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Found on Larch (Larix) and other conifers.
All year round.
Scattered records across Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Attenborough Arboretum
11 March 2023
female
AJ Cann
Attenborough Arboretum
11 March 2023
female
AJ Cann
Attenborough Arboretum
11 March 2023
female
AJ Cann
Attenborough Arboretum
11 March 2023
rostrum
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Anthocoridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 11/03/2023 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 25/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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