Centrocoris spiniger
| Centrocoris spiniger | |
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| Centrocoris spiniger, dorsal view | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Genus: | Centrocoris |
| Species: | C. spiniger
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| Binomial name | |
| Centrocoris spiniger (Fabricius, 1781)
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Centrocoris spiniger is a species of true bug in the family Coreidae, subfamily Coreinae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species can be found in most of Europe.[1] The distribution area of these bugs also covers the Middle East and Central Asia.[2]
Description
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Centrocoris spiniger can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in).
These bugs are light brown colored. The rostrum extends to the posterior end of the body. The pronotum is slightly arched on the sides, with prominent teeth at the posterior margin.[3]
This species is rather similar to Centrocoris variegatus. A distinctive character of Centrocoris spiniger in respect of Centrocoris variegatus are longer antennae.
Biology
[edit | edit source]These bugs are often found on Asteraceae, especially thistles, as well as on grasses (Poaceae) and on (Chenopodiaceae).[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ ITIS Report
- ^ Natura Mediterraneo (in Italian)
- ^ Rauno E. Linnavuori: Studies on the Piesmatidae, Berytidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Stenocephalidae, Coreidae, Rhopalidae, Alydidae, Cydnidae, and Plataspidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
External links
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