Cymus melanocephalus
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Cymus melanocephalus ( Syn .: C. obliquus ) is a bug from the family of Cymidae .
features
The bugs are 3.1 to 3.9 millimeters long. The differentiation of the species of the genus Cymus is not easy. The species can be determined by its missing pale keel on the scutellum and the completely punctured wings.
distribution and habitat
The species is distributed in Europe from the Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia and further east to Central Asia, where it becomes rarer. It also occurs in North Africa. It is widespread in Central Europe and very common in southern Germany in particular. The species mainly inhabits moist and, more rarely, dry habitats. Often one finds the animals on acidic soils with vegetation of heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) and blueberries ( Vaccinium ).
Way of life
The animals usually live on rush plants (Juncaceae), such as. B. Flutter rush ( Juncus effusus ), ball rush ( Juncus conglomeratus ), Bodden rush ( Juncus gerardii ) or blue-green rush ( Juncus inflexus ) and, more rarely, sour grass plants (Cyperaceae).
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wachmann: Wanzen , Vol. 3, p. 71
- ^ Cymus melanocephalus. British Bugs, accessed December 29, 2013 .
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 .
Web links
- Cymus melanocephalus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 29, 2013
- Cymus melanocephalus Photos at Micropics
- Cymus melanocephalus photos from British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera