Centrocoris variegatus

Centrocoris variegatus
	Centrocoris variegatus
Systematics
Subordination :	Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family :	Edge bugs (Coreidae)
Subfamily :	Coreinae
Tribe :	Coreini
Genre :	Centrocoris
Type :	Centrocoris variegatus
Scientific name
	Centrocoris variegatus
	Kolenati , 1845

Centrocoris variegatus is a bug from the family of the border bugs (Coreidae).

features

The light brown colored bugs are about 11 mm long. There are spikes on the sides of the base of the two feelers . The pronotum is slightly curved upwards on the sides. At the rear edge of the pronotum there are three teeth on either side.

Occurrence

Centrocoris variegatus occurs throughout the Mediterranean. The species is also represented in the Middle East (Iran). The bug species was introduced in northern California (San Francisco, Sacramento) (first recorded in May 2009). The species is considered a pest there .

Similar species

Centrocoris spiniger is a very similar species that is usually lighter in color. A distinguishing feature is the length of the trunk (rostrum). In C. spiniger this extends to the rear end of the body, in C. variegatus only to the middle pair of legs.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Species Centrocoris variegatus . bugguide.net. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e California Plant Pest & Disease Report, Vol. 25, covering Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2009 (PDF 10.6 MB) State of California, Dept. of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Rauno E. Linnavuori: Studies on the Piesmatidae, Berytidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Stenocephalidae, Coreidae, Rhopalidae, Alydidae, Cydnidae, and Plataspidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in Iran (PDF 150 KB) Acta Entom Pragae, 4.xii.2007 Volume 47, pp. 77-91. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Centrocoris variegatus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Centrocoris variegatus in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) - taxonomy
Centrocoris variegatus at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 18, 2017 - Taxonomy
www.biolib.cz - taxonomy, photos
www.cavette.net - photo

[bugguide-1] Species Centrocoris variegatus . bugguide.net. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[calif-2] California Plant Pest & Disease Report, Vol. 25, covering Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2009 (PDF 10.6 MB) State of California, Dept. of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[aemnp-3] Rauno E. Linnavuori: Studies on the Piesmatidae, Berytidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Stenocephalidae, Coreidae, Rhopalidae, Alydidae, Cydnidae, and Plataspidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in Iran (PDF 150 KB) Acta Entom Pragae, 4.xii.2007 Volume 47, pp. 77-91. Retrieved March 18, 2017.