Scientific name: Cyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter
Common name: Plant bug
 Green and black adult of plant bug Cyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter
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Taxonomy:
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hemiptera |
| Family | Miridae |
Economic importance
Generalist predator.
Hosts
Leafhopper and planthopper eggs and nymphs.
Description
Cyrtorhinus lividipennis is a light green mirid bug with green membranous wings and black spotted thorax. It is elongate and oval. The second antennal segment is slightly longer than the width of the pronotal base. The tip of the first antennal segment is greenish yellow. It has green legs except for the yellowish tibiae.
Biology and ecology
Cyrtorhinus lividipennis is a plant-feeding insect. It is also predaceous on planthopper and leafhopper eggs and young nymphs. It lays its eggs inside plant tissue. A female mirid bug can produce 10 to 20 individuals. Development from egg to adult takes 2 to 3 weeks.
Each predator preys on 7 to 10 eggs or 1 to 5 hoppers daily. Both the adults and nymphs suck the hopper eggs by inserting their mouth parts and collecting the egg liquid, causing the eggs to collapse.
Selected references
Barrion AT, Litsinger JA. 1994. Taxonomy of rice insect pests and their arthropod parasites and predators. In: Biology and management of rice insects. Manila (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. p 13-362.
Reissig WH, Heinrichs EA, Litsinger JA, Moody K, Fiedler L, Mew TW, Barrion AT. 1986. Illustrated guide to integrated pest management in rice in tropical Asia. Manila (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 411 p.
Shepard BM, Barrion AT, Litsinger JA. 1987. Helpful insects, spiders, and pathogens. Manila (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 127 p.
Van Vreden G, Ahmadzabidi AL. 1986. Pests of rice and their natural enemies in peninsular Malaysia. Wageningen (Netherlands): Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation (Pudoc). 230 p.