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Nabis pseudoferus

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Nabis pseudoferus
Nabis pseudoferus ibericus in Portugal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Nabidae
Genus: Nabis
Species:
N. pseudoferus
Binomial name
Nabis pseudoferus
Remane, 1949

Nabis pseudoferus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.[1]

This insect shows promise as an agent of biological pest control against the South American tomato pinkworm (Tuta absoluta).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Nabis pseudoferus". ZipCode Zoo.
  2. ^ Cabello, T., et al. (2009). The damsel bug Nabis pseudoferus (Hem.: Nabidae) as a new biological control agent of the South American Tomato Pinkworm, Tuta absoluta (Lep.: Gelechiidae), in tomato crops of Spain.