Closterocoris amoenus

Description

Closterocoris amoenus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America. The parempodia are more slender, straplike, and less robust than those of nearly all other Miridae. The inner surface of the parempodia is striated. They diverge from other Miridae with a reduced and apomorphic apex (highest part of the body). Closterocoris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are two described species in Closterocoris. Closterocoris elegans is an extinct species found in the Eocene Florissant Formation of Colorado. Closterocoris amoenus, extant, is found along the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, Mexico.