Coriomeris denticulatus

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Coriomeris denticulatus
Coriomeris denticulatus

Coriomeris denticulatus

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera)
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Edge bugs (Coreidae)
Genre : Coriomeris
Type : Coriomeris denticulatus
Scientific name
Coriomeris denticulatus
( Scopoli , 1763)
nymph
Side view of an imago

Coriomeris denticulatus is a bug from the family of border bugs (Coreidae).

features

The bugs grow to be 8.0 to 9.5 millimeters long. They are reddish brown in color and characteristic, especially bristled on the pronotum , legs and antennae . The lateral margins of the pronotum are covered with white thorns, all of which have a black tip.

distribution and habitat

The species is distributed in Europe from the entire Mediterranean area northwards, with the exception of the north of the British Isles and the north of Scandinavia. To the east, the distribution area extends to the Far East. In Central Europe it is the most common species of the genus Coriomeris , it is widespread and not rare. It is much more common in the south than in the northern lowlands. In Great Britain it is common in the south and occurs north to Yorkshire . Dry, warm, open habitats are settled.

Way of life

The animals live on legumes (Fabaceae). The nymphs stay almost without exception on the ground, the adults like to fly around in warm weather and are often found in the herb layer. The adults hibernate, at least in Eastern Europe the nymphs hibernate too. From the end of April the first hibernators appear again. The females lay their eggs individually from May to July and lay them under the food plants. The nymphs appear from June to August, the adults of the new generation can be found from the end of July or August. Freshly skinned adults can be seen well into September.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Wachmann: Bugs , Vol. 3, p. 231
  2. ↑ a b Coriomeris denticulatus. British Bugs, accessed June 21, 2014 .

literature

  • Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 3: Pentatomomorpha I: Aradoidea (bark bugs), Lygaeoidea (ground bugs, etc.), Pyrrhocoroidea (fire bugs) and Coreoidea (edge ​​bugs, etc.). (=  The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 78th part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2007, ISBN 978-3-937783-29-1 .

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