Tupiocoris notatus is a sap-sucking bug in the family of Miridae. It feeds on mesophyll cell contents of solanaceous plants like Datura and Nicotiana-species.

Tupiocoris notatus
Tupiocoris notatus adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Tupiocoris
Species:
T. notatus
Binomial name
Tupiocoris notatus
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Background

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Tupiocoris notatus nymph

The insect is about 2 – 3 mm long and, like all hemipterans, undergoes an incomplete metamorphosis with several nymph stages. It is distributet mainly in the southern continental US and Mexico but also the Caribbean, Middle- and South America.[2] This organism is used in research as a model organism in the field of chemical ecology to study plant-herbivore interactions between this insect and plants like Datura wrightii[3] or the model plant Nicotiana attenuata.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Encyclopedia of life - T. notatus". Encyclopedia of life. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITIS Standard Report Page - T. notatus". ITIS. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Van Dam, N. M.; Hare, D. J. (1998). "Differences in distribution and performance of two sap-sucking herbivores on glandular and non-glandular Datura wrightii". Ecological Entomology. 23: 22. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00110.x.