| Himacerus boops | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nabidae |
| Genus: | Himacerus |
| Species: | H. boops |
| Binomial name | |
| Himacerus boops Schiødte, 1870 | |
Himacerus boops is a species of damsel bug in the familyNabidae. It is found from SouthScandinavia and the South of theBritish Isles over Western and CentralEurope and East across thePalearctic toSiberia and in theCaspian region. They are not present in most parts of theMediterranean.[1][2]
Many different habitats without vegetation are inhabited by this species. They occur inwet meadows and even in dry, warm, sandy habitats with barren vegetation, onmoorland or on grassland and also in habitats influenced by salt near the coast or inland.
Both the nymphs and the imagines ofHimacerus boops live on the ground and rarely climb on grass. They are mainly nocturnal. Overwintering occurs as the egg. They are inserted by the females in blades of grass. The nymphs occur from May until the end of July, the adult from early July ( under favourable conditions from mid-June).Pairing can be seen until well into the autumn and individual have been found in November.[3]
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