Apolygus is a tricky genus, but the impact of a new paper (if widely accepted) on that British list is that Apolygus lucorum and Apolygus spinolae are genetically indistinguishable with A. spinolae as the valid name for the 'two' species.
As a confirmed taxonomic lumper, I approve!
Namyatova, A. A., Dzhelali, P. A., & Bolshakova, D. S. (2026) Integrative delimitation of Apolygus (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae) species known from Russia with the emphasis on Apolygus lucorum and Apolygus spinolae having trans-Palearctic distribution. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 84, 47-93. https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e161376
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