''Horwathia lineolata'' is a species of bugs in the tribe

Mirini Mirini is a tribe of plant bugs belonging to the subfamily Mirinae. Genera '' Acanthocranella'' - '' Acanthopeplus'' - '' Actinonotus'' - '' Adelphocoridea'' - ''Adelphocoris'' - '' Adelphocorisella'' - '' Adnotholopus'' - '' Adphytocoris'' - ...

, family

Miridae The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the 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 grass bugs. It is th ...

Distribution

This rare species is present in

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and Switzerland.

Habitat

These bugs inhabit high-montane and subalpine heights and are endemic to the Alps and the Apennines.

Description

''Horwathia lineolata'' can reach a length of about .Dr. Patrick Gros, Mag. Hans Christof Zeller-Lukashor
Newsletter 2/2013 - Salzburger Entomologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft - Haus der Natur
These small bugs have a black or dark brown scutellum and a brown membrane. The

pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum ( dorsal), the prosternum ( ventral), and the propleuron ( lateral) o ...

is yellowish with three dark brown markings. Hemelytra are yellowish, crossed by thin longitudinal brown lines (hence the Latin species name ''lineolata'', from Latin ''lineola'', diminutive of ''linea'', meaning small line. Legs and antennae are reddish.

Biology

Adults can be found from May to early June. The larvae are herbivores and live on species of the genus ''

Luzula ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the trop ...

'', especially on '' Luzula campestris''.On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs
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Insectoid
Miridae genera Hemiptera of Europe Insects described in 1862 Taxa named by Achille Costa Mirini {{miridae-stub