Apodiphus amygdali

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Apodiphus amygdali
Apodiphus amygdali

Apodiphus amygdali

Systematics
Family : Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Subfamily : Pentatominae
Tribe : Halyini
Genre : Apodiphus
Type : Apodiphus amygdali
Scientific name
Apodiphus amygdali
( Germar , 1817)

Apodiphus amygdali is a Wanzenart from the family of stink bugs (Pentatomidae). It is the type species of the genus Apodiphus in the tribe of Halyini . In English the bug is also called Fruit Trees Stink Bug ("fruit tree stink bug ").

features

The bugs are about 15 millimeters long, with the females being slightly larger than their male counterparts. The gray-brown or black bugs are mottled in ocher. An ocher line drawing runs in the middle of the head shield. The connexive (part of the abdomen that is visible on the side) is pied black and ocher. Legs and antennae are gray-brown to black in color.

distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Palearctic . The distribution area extends from northern Italy, Austria in the west via the Balkans and Asia Minor to the Middle East (Israel, Syria, Iraq), the Middle East (Iran) and Central Asia (Tajikistan).

Way of life

Apodiphus amygdali is a phytophagous bug and is considered an agricultural pest . Their forage plants include fruit trees such as plum ( Prunus domestica ), apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ), apple ( Malus pumila ), olive ( Olea europaea ), pear ( Pyrus communis ) and pistachio ( Pistacia vera ). Other trees are also infested, such as silver poplar ( Populus alba ), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), plane tree ( Platanus orientalis ), field elm ( Ulmus minor ) and white willow ( Salix alba ). The adults and nymphs suckle on the stems, leaves and unripe fruits of the trees.

Apodiphus amygdali forms two generations per year. The bug species overwinters as an imago.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Isidro Martínez, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid: Apodiphus amygdali . forosactivos.net. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Apodiphus amygdali . insektoid.info. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c d Sarkawt Hussein Muhammed & Riyadh Ahmed Al-Iraqi: THE BIOLOGY OF THE STINK BUG Apodiphus amygdali (GERMAR) (HEMIPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE) (PDF 376 KB) Mesopotomia J. of Agric. ol. (38) No. (Supplement 1) 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Nurcan Özyurt, Selami Candan & Zekiye Suludere: The morphology and histology of the male reproductive system in Apodiphus amygdali (Germar, 1817) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) (PDF 803 KB) Life: The Excitement of Biology 2 (1 ). Retrieved January 6, 2017.

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