Boisea trivittata
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Boisea trivittata is a bug from the subfamily Serinethinae within the family of glass wing bugs (Rhopalidae).
features
The bugs are 11 to 14 millimeters long. The head, antennae and legs are black. The eyes are red. The lateral edges of the black pronotum and a central longitudinal stripe are colored orange. The black scutellum has a small orange spot on the apical tip. The black colored hemielytres have an orange outer border. An orange stripe runs along the lower edge, at the transition to the membrane, which is also black. The hemielytres show a noticeable dark veining .
distribution and habitat
The bugs are found in North America. In Canada they are represented from Alberta to Ontario . In the United States, their range extends from the east coast over the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and Idaho in the west. The occurrence of Boisea trivittata extends in the south to Guatemala in Central America. The bugs are found in the low vegetation.
Way of life
The bugs specialize in species of the soap tree family (Sapindaceae). Their host plants include the maple species Acer grandidentatum , the ash maple ( Acer negundo ), the silver maple ( Acer saccharinum ) and the tricorn maple ( Acer buergerianum ) as well as the soap nut tree ( Sapindus saponaria ). The bugs suck on the seeds of the trees. They can only be found on pistillate (botanically female) seed-bearing trees (especially the ash maple).
The type of bug is mostly bivoltine . The bugs often go to human dwellings for the winter and are therefore considered annoying . From March the adults will appear again. Eggs are usually laid in April and May, and for the second generation in June and July.
In English the bug is called Eastern Boxelder Bug - referring to the ash maple (English boxelder ) and the main area of distribution in the east of the USA.
Similar species
Boisea rubrolineata ( Western Boxelder Bug ) is a related and very similar species of bug. In contrast to Boisea trivittata, it occurs inthe western United States. Externally, the species differs through the orange veins of the hemielytras.
etymology
The name addition trivittata is derived from Latin : tri for "three" and vittata for "banded". It obviously refers to the three orange stripes on the pronotum.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Species Boisea trivittata - Eastern Boxelder Bug . bugguide.net. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Boisea trivittata - Eastern Boxelder Bug . www.americaninsects.net. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ A b c Jeff Hahn, Mark Ascerno: Boxelder Bugs . University of Minnesota, Extension. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
Web links
- Boisea trivittata in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)