Acetropis undetermined, Fieber, 1858, Fieber, 1858

Taszakowski, Artur, Gierlasiński, Grzegorz, Bielsko-B & Herrich-S, 2017, Notes on the occurrence of Acetropis Fieber, 1858 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) in Poland, with a key to Polish species, Fragmenta Faunistica 60, pp. 83-99 : 93

KEY TO IDENTIFICATION OF THE ACETROPIS SPECIES OCCURRING IN POLAND

1. Second segment of antennae ( Fig. 10A ) and femurs with numerous, long setae ...................... ....................................................................................................... A. gimmerthalii Puton, 1875

– Second segment of antennae ( Fig. 10B, C ) and femurs without long setae ........................... 2

2. Rostrum reaches at most the anterior margin of the hind coxa ( Fig. 11A ) ............................... ....................................................................................... A. carinata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841)

– Rostrum reaches at least the second abdominal sternite ( Fig. 11B ) .......................................... ......................................................................................................... A. longirostris (Flor, 1860)

Notes: Pay attention to the proper arrangement (parallel to the body) of the insect's head. Due to the possible difficulties of perception and interpretation used in key features, other features that differentiate the above species have been summarized in the Table below and in the Figs 10–12.

Figures

Fig. 10. Distal part of the second antennal segment: A – A. gimmerthalii, ♀, B – A. carinata, ♀, C – A. longirostris, ♀ Photo by A. Taszakowski.

Fig. 11. Labium: A – A. carinata, ♀ (photo by A. Taszakowski), B – A. longirostris, ♀ [according to Gierlasiński (2015b), modified].