Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. Distribution
This species is mainly found in Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Yugoslavia. Description
Closterotomus trivialis can reach a length of . The color of the body is quite variable. In the females the body is usually yellow and green in color, with a yellow green head. Males may be red and black. Pronotum usually shows two central and two lateral black spots. Biology
In the Mediterranean basin Closterotomus trivialis has been reported as a serious pest of olive and citrus crops. This species has a single annual generation (univoltine) on citrus and overwinters in the egg stage in bark cracks. Females oviposit their eggs at the end of spring. Eggs hatch in late winter to early spring and larvae feed on understorey weeds, mainly on Urtica species and Parietaria officinalis ,  Urticaceae  being the main hosts. The adults feed on buds and young flowers of olives. Bibliography
Carvalho, J. C. M. (1959) A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part IV. : Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 48: 384 pp. Costa, A. (1853) Cimicum Regni Neapolitani Centuria tertia et quartae fragmentum. : Napoli. 77 (73) pp., 2 pls. (Preprint from 1855, Atti R. Inst. Incorrag. Sci. Nat. Napoli 8: 225–299). NOT SEEN
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Rosenzweig, V. Y. (1997) Revised classification of the Calocoris complex and related genera (Heteroptera: Miridae). : Zoosystematica Rossica 6: 139–169. Tamanini, L. (1981) Gli eterotteri della Basilicata e della Calabria (Italia meridionale) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera). : Memorie del Museo civico di storia naturale di Verona, ser. 2, A, 3: 1--164. References

Insects described in 1853
Taxa named by Achille Costa
Hemiptera of Europe
Mirini