ZygimusFieber FX (1870) Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 20, Abh. is a genus of European capsid bugs in the tribe Mirini, erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1870. It is probably monotypicBioLib.cz: genus Zygimus Fieber, 1870 (retrieved 5 April 2022) with records of Zygimus nigriceps (Fallén, 1829) (synonym Phytocois nigriceps Fallén, 1829) from Scandinavia, northern England and Scotland.GBIF: Zygimus Fieber, 1870
Description Z. nigriceps is about 4 mm long and has a black head and pronotum and leaf-green forewings. It can be distinguished from the similar bug Orthotylus virens by having a brownish membrane with yellow veins. In Britain, this species is considered rare and confined to northern juniper scrub; adults can be found from June to September.British Bugs: Zygimus nigriceps (illustrated: retrieved 5 April 2022)
See also List of heteropteran bugs recorded in Britain
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