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Pithanus maerkelii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Pithanus
Species:	P. maerkelii
Binomial name
Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Capsus maerkelii Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838

Pithanus maerkelii is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae.^[1][2][3][4] It is found in Europe, but occurs in the Mediterranean basin only on the western northern edge. To the east spreads across the Palearctic to European Russia and Ukraine. It is an adventive species in North America.^[1]

Pithanus maerkelii is found on Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae- Agrostis, Festuca, Nardus , Deschampsia , Carex , Scirpus, Juncus. They suck on the stalks (knots) and also on the ears (ovules).

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