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Pinalitus viscicola Family: Miridae This genus contains several small plant bugs which are mainly associated with trees. The base of the 2nd antennal segment is always pale. P. viscicola is a distinctively marked and rather colourful bug. The pronotum is green and the forewings mainly dark, with a wide semicircular pale area extending across the middle. The cuneus is green with a red tip and the wing  veins frequently red.  This species is mainly confined to southern England and Wales and is found only on Mistletoe Viscum album, often in company with Hypseloecus visci. Adult: August-October Length c4 mm
	Adult: Surrey (August 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
Adult: Surrey (August 2009) ©Tristan Bantock	Adult: Herefordshire (October 2009) ©Joe Botting