Odontoplatys bidentulus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842) (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Western Beskidy Mts.
Krótkie doniesienie – Short communication
Dariusz Kojder¹, Grzegorz Gierlasiński²* ![](https://hetpol.wpt.uni.opole.pl/wp-content/uploads/orcid.gif)
¹ ul. Królickiego 4/31, 32-650 Kęty
² Zbiory Przyrodnicze, Wydział Biologii, Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań
✉ ggierlas@gmail.com
*Autor do korespondencji (corresponding author)
Otrzymano (received): 05.07.2024 / Zaakceptowano (accepted): 19.08.2024 / Opublikowano (published): 28.08.2024
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Abstract
This note presents the first observation of Odontoplatys bidentulus in the Western Beskidy Mountains. O. bidentulus is a montane species distributed in the Carpathians and the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula. O. bidentulus lives on trees and herbaceous plants but its devel-opment is exclusively associated with Aruncus vulgaris. Additional information about the distribution of this species in Europe is also provided.
Keywords
true bugs, plant bugs, faunistics, new records, Poland