Coranus griseus

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Coranus griseus
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Coranus griseus

Systematics
Family : Predatory bugs (Reduviidae)
Subfamily : Harpactorinae
Tribe : Harpactorini
Genre : Coranus
Subgenus : Coranus
Type : Coranus griseus
Scientific name
Coranus griseus
( Rossi , 1790)

Coranus griseus is a type of bug from the family of predatory bugs (Reduviidae). Coranus griseus has long beenconfusedwith Coranus aegyptius in southern Europe and Asia Minor, a similar species found in the Canary Islands, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

features

The bugs are 9 to 10 millimeters long. They are gray-brown to black-gray in color. The abdomen covered by the hemielytres is red. The scutellum has a yellowish keel with a blunt end spine. The connexive (part of the abdomen that is visible on the side) is light-dark piebald. The femora are banded light-dark.

Occurrence and habitat

The species is distributed in southern and central Europe as well as in Asia Minor. The bugs are found on field mustard ( Sinapis arvensis ), oaks ( Quercus ), Virginian tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum ), daffodils ( Narcissus ), Alhagi , cotton ( Gossypium ), the rice type Oryza sativa and beet ( Beta vulgaris ).

Way of life

Coranus griseus is a predatory type of bug that prey on other insects.

etymology

The name addition griseus is derived from Latin and means "gray".

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c E. YILDIRIM, P. MOULET, G. & Y. KÜLEKÇI BULAK: Contribution to the Knowledge of Reduviidae (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey . Linz biol. Contribution 42/1 825-831 July 30, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Frieder Sauer: Sauer's nature guide recognized bugs and cicadas from color photos . Fauna, Keltern 1996, ISBN 3-923010-12-5 , p. 124 .
  3. ^ Coranus (Coranus) griseus (Rossi 1790) in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 11, 2017

literature

  • Frieder Sauer: Sauer's nature guide recognized bugs and cicadas from color photos . Fauna, Keltern 1996, ISBN 3-923010-12-5 .

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