Anthocoris gallarumulmi is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is a West Palearctic species found on aphid-galled leaves of Ulmus minor and is a predator of the aphid Eriosoma ulmi [1] It is also associated with aphid-leaf galls of Fraxinus excelsior, Ribes, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus monogyna.[2]
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| Anthocoris gallarumulmi depicted in Edward Saunders Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands (figure 4) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Genus: | Anthocoris |
| Species: | A. gallarumulmi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthocoris gallarumulmi (De Geer 1773)
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References edit
- ^ N. J. B. Parker, 1984 Biology and bionomics in Scotland of Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi Ecological Entomology Volume 9, Issue 1, pages 55–67, February 1984 [1]
- ^ Péricart, J. 1996. Family Anthocoridae Fieber, 1836 flower bugs, minute pirate bugs, pp. 108–318. In Aukema, B. and C. Rieger, eds. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 2. Cimicomorpha I. Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam. 359 pp.
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