Eremocoris plebejus
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Eremocoris plebejus is a bug fromthe Rhyparochromidae family .
features
The bugs become 5.0 to 7.1 millimeters long. Like all species of the genus Eremocoris, they have reddish-brown forewings that bear a pair of semicircular white spots on the membrane adjacent to the Cuneus. Eremocoris plebejus has two large and several small thorns on the thighs ( femora ) of the front legs and has long, upright hair on the rails ( tibia ) that are up to twice as long as the rails are wide. Eremocoris podagricus has shorter hairs on the rails that are about the same length as the width of the rails. All adults are macropter, so they have fully developed wings and are able to fly.
distribution and habitat
The species is distributed in Europe from the Arctic Circle to the northern Mediterranean. In the east the distribution area extends to Siberia, China and Japan, as well as to the Caucasus . The species is widespread and common in Central Europe. You can find them in the Alps up to 1000 meters above sea level. The bug is a typical inhabitant of dry, light pine forests with sandy or chalky soil. There you can find it between heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) and blueberries ( Vaccinium ) in raw humus and moss, but also in the leaf litter from other conifers, such as spruce ( Picea ) or juniper ( Juniperus ).
Way of life
The animals rarely climb the plants. Among other things, they suckle on pine seeds, so they are often found on cones lying on the ground. The adults hibernate and mate from May. The nymphs molt into adults from August onwards. In favorable years, an incomplete second generation can be formed, whose nymphs then overwinter in the fourth or fifth stage.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Wachmann: Wanzen , Vol. 3, S. 112f
- ↑ Eremocoris plebejus. 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
- Eremocoris plebejus at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 29, 2013