Lygus gemellatus is a species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae.[ Biolib]
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread in most of Europe and in the
Oriental realm.
[ Fauna europaea] These bugs can be found mainly along roadsides and on meadows.
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Description
Lygus gemellatus can reach a length of in males, of in females.[ Commanster] These bugs are usually pale grayish green, sometimes with brownish or reddish tinge. Black spot on scutellum usually are bifid apically.[Majid Mirab-balou & Mohammad Khanjani Harmful Hemiptera of Lygus Genus (Miridae, Hemiptera) On Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) In Hamedan Province (Western Iran) In Journal of Plant Protection Research 48(3) DOI: 10.2478/v10045-008-0040-7] However, in this species color and of dark patterns on pronotum and scutellum shows high variability.[Mohammadreza LASHKARI & Reza HOSSEINI A revised identification key to the Lygus-species in Iran (Hemiptera: Miridae)] Corium has black spots at the margin and cuneus has a black distal angle. Membrane is smoke gray, with yellowish-gray veins. Legs are yellowish-gray to brown. Femora have two distal black rings, while tibias show black thorns.[ Wanzen-im-Ruhrgebiet]
Biology
These plant-feeding insects have two annual generations. They overwinter as imago. Adults can be found from June to September. They are polyphagous and develop on a large scale on agricultural crops, damaging mainly the cereal and leguminous crops. They also feed on Artemisia vulgaris (juices), on Tanacetum vulgare (nectar) and on Medicago sativa.[Khashimova M.Kh, Akhmedova Z.YU Some Features Bioecological Miridae Bugs Tashkent Region The Institute of Plant and Animal Gene Pool, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan]
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NAU B. (2004): Identification of plantbugs of the genus Lygus in Britain. – Het News (Newsletter of the Heteroptera Recording Schemes) 3: 11–12.
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