Carpocoris fuscispinus
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| Carpocoris fuscispinus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Carpocoris |
| Species: | C. fuscispinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpocoris fuscispinus (Boheman, 1851)
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Carpocoris fuscispinus is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Carpocoris fuscispinus hahni (Flor, 1856)
- Carpocoris fuscispinus incerta (Tamanini, 1959)
- Carpocoris fuscispinus maculosa (Tamanini, 1959)
- Carpocoris fuscispinus mediterranea (Tamanini, 1959)
Description
[edit | edit source]Carpocoris fuscispinus can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). The basic colour of the body is quite variable, ranging from greyish yellow to reddish brown, with tiny black dots. It has a sharp angled pronotum, most prominent in the summer than in autumn. Antennae are black.
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Larvae are polyphagous, but they mainly occur on plants of the families Apiaceae and Asteraceae. Adults are commonly found from June to October. These shield bugs overwinter as adults.
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]This species is widespread throughout Europe. It mainly occurs in deciduous and mixed forest areas.
Gallery
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Carpocoris fuscispinus, nymph
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Carpocoris fuscispinus, nymph
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Carpocoris fuscispinus, side view, on the seed of a poppy flower
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Michael Chinery, Insectes de France et d'Europe occidentale, Paris, Flammarion, (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).), pg. 74-75
- Metathoracic scent glands (MTGs) of Carpocoris fuscispinus (Boheman, 1851) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
References
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