Adelphocoris seticornis

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Adelphocoris seticornis
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Adelphocoris seticornis

Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Soft bugs (Miridae)
Subfamily : Mirinae
Tribe : Mirini
Genre : Adelphocoris
Type : Adelphocoris seticornis
Scientific name
Adelphocoris seticornis
( Fabricius , 1775)
Nymph of Adelphocoris seticornis

Adelphocoris seticornis is a species of bug from the family of soft bugs (Miridae).

features

The bugs are 6.6 to 8.4 millimeters long. They have a black basic color. The pronotum has a bright rear edge. A light central line runs from the rear edge almost to the front edge of the pronotum. The hemielytres (forewings) are covered with fine yellow hairs. The corium is brightly colored at the base. The light Cuneus has a black tip. The femora are black, while the tibia , which are provided with a row of thorns, are light brown in color. The two outer antennae are reddish-brown, while the basal antennae are black. The attachment of the first antenna element has a red-brown color.

distribution

The type of bug is widespread in Europe. In southern Europe they occur in the northern Mediterranean area. In Central Europe, their occurrence decreases towards the north. In the east, the occurrence of Adelphocoris seticornis extends across Asia Minor , Siberia and Central Asia to China.

Way of life

The species prefers warm open land biotopes. There it is mostly in the herb layer. The species overwinters as an egg. In May and June appearing nymphs , as of July, the Imagines . The oligophagous bugs suckle on the immature reproductive organs of various legumes (Fabaceae). These include u. a. Vetchlings , vetch , Astragalus , clover , alfalfa , birdsfoot trefoil , kidney vetch and ononis . In addition, the adults feed on the nectar of various flowering plants, including the common yarrow , and to a lesser extent on other small animals that they prey.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae (lichen bugs), Miridae (soft bugs) (=  The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 75th part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, ISBN 3-931374-57-2 , p. 51 ff .
  2. ↑ Adelphocoris seticornis in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 3, 2019

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