Maryland Biodiversity Project - Broken-backed Bug (Taylorilygus apicalis)

Broken-backed Bug Taylorilygus apicalis (Fieber, 1861)

Synonyms: Lygus apicalis.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Miridae > Genus Taylorilygus Broken-backed Bug - Taylorilygus apicalis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/17849

Adventive to our area. Pantropical species found in Eurasia, Africa. First US records were from the Carolinas and Texas in 1876. (BugGuide).

There are 11 records in the project database.

Broken-backed Bug in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/9/2020). Confirmed by John Schneider/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Broken-backed Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2014). Determined by WonGun Kim/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A Broken-backed Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2015). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Broken-backed Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Broken-backed Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Broken-backed Bug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

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