The first record of the plant bug Orthotylus (Orthotylus) flavinervis (Kirschbaum, 1856) (Hemiptera, Miridae) from Norway

Abstract

The plant bug Orthotylus (Orthotylus) flavinervis (Kirschbaum, 1856) is reported from Norway for the first time. A reproducing pair (in copula) was found in Hvaler municipality in Viken county in June 2018. Comments on biology, habitat, identification characters, distribution and red list status of the genus Orthotylus Fieber, 1858 in the Nordic countries, are given. Keywords: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) flavinervis, Miridae, Heteroptera, Hemiptera, Viken, Norway