Life history of Ceratocombus vagans (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Ceratocombidae), with notes on the immature stages

Authors
Lattin, JD
Citation
Jd. Lattin, Life history of Ceratocombus vagans (Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Ceratocombidae), with notes on the immature stages, GT LAKE ENT, 33(2), 2000, pp. 131-139
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
00900222 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
131 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-0222(200022)33:2<131:LHOCV(>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The biology and life stages of Ceratocombus vagans are given together with distributional notes. The current systematic position of Ceratocombidae is reviewed. This species is one of the most generalized Hemiptera: Heteropter a known. Its predatory habits lend credance to the idea that primitive Hemi ptera: Heteroptera were predaceous as suggested by Stys and others. Ceratoc ombus vagans occurs in moss, leaf litter, and under loose bark. It has wide distribution in much of North America.