Brachynema purpureomarginatum

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Brachynema purpureomarginatum
Systematics
Family : Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Subfamily : Pentatominae
Tribe : Nezarini
Genre : Brachynema
Type : Brachynema purpureomarginatum
Scientific name
Brachynema purpureomarginatum
( Rambur , 1839)

Brachynema purpureomarginatum is a Wanzenart from the family of stink bugs (Pentatomidae).

features

The greenish colored bugs are 9-11 mm long. They have an elongated oval shape. At the base of the label (scutellum) there is a larger, light spot in the middle and a smaller light spot at each corner. The lower end of the scutellum is also brightly colored. The front edge of the pronotum is yellow or reddish in color. The tylus (frontal wedge) is enclosed by the Juga . The fourth and fifth antenna segments are darkened, but never colored black.

distribution

The species is represented in the western Mediterranean as well as in the Middle East (Iran).

Way of life

The bugs are mostly found on foxtail plants such as the salt herbs ( salsola ) but also on other halophilic plants. As host and forage crops, among others, the were Nebroden-ephedra ( Ephedra nebrodensis ), Artemisia herba-alba , the gray santolina ( Santolina chamaecyparissus ), the shrub-reporting ( Atriplex halimus ), samphire ( Salicornia ) and various sod types ( Suaeda ) identified.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Rambur as Cimex purpureomarginatus . The genus Brachynema includes four Palearctic species, all of which are more or less bound to salt plants . Brachynema purpureomarginatum is a polymorphic species with variable colors. The following subspecies are distinguished according to color characteristics:

  • Brachynema purpureomarginatum hypocrita Puton , 1887 - in the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia)
  • Brachynema purpureomarginatum kerzhneri Ribes & Pagola-Carte , 2007 - in Iran
  • Brachynema purpureomarginatum purpureomarginatum ( Rambur , 1839) - in Southern France, Portugal, Spain
  • Brachynema purpureomarginatum triguttatum fever , 1870 - in southeastern Spain

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g J. Ribes, S. Pagola-Carte: Brachynema purpureomarginatum kerzhneri n. Ssp. from Iran (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with a key to the "Rassenkreis" (PDF 340 KB) Heteropterus Revista de Entomología 7 (1): 19-24. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heteropterus.org
  2. ^ A b c David A. Rider: Brachynema Mulsant & Rey, 1852 . North Dakota State University, Fargo. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brachynema purpureomarginatum (Rambur 1839) in Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ Brachynema purpureomarginatum subsp. triguttatum . Cursos de Zoología para Opositores a Profesorado. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 17, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / zoologia-para-opositores.com
  5. ^ Fungi or Plant Host Records List by Host Species . North Dakota State University, Fargo. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. ^ DA Rider (2006): Family Pentatomidae. In: Aukema, B. and C. Rieger (editors): Catalog of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 5. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam. 233-402, Art on page 271-272.
  7. ↑ species Brachynema purpureomarginatum (Rambur, 1839) . biolib.cz. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

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