''Atractotomus'' is a

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hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...

ns in the

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Miridae The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and g ...

. They are found throughout

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. The

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e and adults primarily eat

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psyllid Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...

aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...

s, and

thrips Thrips (Order (biology) , order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have species description , described approximately 7,700 species. They fly on ...

found on fruit trees, vines, and other crops.

Species

These 48 species belong to the genus ''Atractotomus'': * '' Atractotomus acaciae'' Knight, 1925^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus agrifoliae'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus albidicoxis'' Reuter, 1909^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus amygdali'' Wagner, 1960^c * '' Atractotomus arizonae'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus atricolor'' (Knight, 1923)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus balli'' Knight, 1931^{i c b} * '' Atractotomus bicolor'' Stonedahl and Schwartz, 1994^{c g} * '' Atractotomus brunomassai'' Carapezza, 1982^{c g} * '' Atractotomus cercocarpi'' Knight, 1931^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus chiapas'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus cooperi'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus femoralis'' Fieber, 1858^{c g} * '' Atractotomus griseolus'' (Reuter, 1909)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus iturbide'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus jalisco'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus kija'' Linnavuori, 1993^{c g} * '' Atractotomus kolenatii'' (Flor, 1860)^{i c g} * ''

Atractotomus magnicornis ''Atractotomus magnicornis'' is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Atractotomus magnicornis'': * ''Atractotomus magnicornis buenoi'' Kni ...

'' (Fallén, 1807)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus mali'' (Meyer-Dür, 1843)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus marcoi'' Carapezza, 1982^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus miniatus'' (Knight, 1926)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus mitla'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus morelos'' Stonedahl, 1990^{c g} * '' Atractotomus morelus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i g} * '' Atractotomus morio'' Sahlberg, 1883^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus nicholi'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus nigripennis'' (Schuh and Schwartz, 1985)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus oaxaca'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus ovatus'' (Knight, 1926)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus pallidus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus parvulus'' Reuter, 1878^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus persquamosus'' Seidenstücker, 1961^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus polymorphae'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus prosopidis'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus purshiae'' Froeschner, 1963ⁱ * '' Atractotomus quercicola'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus quercinus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus ramentum'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus reuteri'' Knight, 1931^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus rhodani'' Fieber, 1861^{c g} * ''

Atractotomus rubidus ''Atractotomus rubidus'' is a species of plant bug in the family of Miridae The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as ...

'' (Uhler, 1895)^{i c g b} * '' Atractotomus russatus'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus schaffneri'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus schwartzi'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus taxcoensis'' Stonedahl, 1990^{i c g} * '' Atractotomus teopisca'' Stonedahl and Schwartz, 1994^{c g} * '' Atractotomus tuthilli'' (Knight, 1968)^{i c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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