Euschistus servus

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Euschistus servus
Euschistus servus

Euschistus servus

Systematics
Family : Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Subfamily : Pentatominae
Tribe : Carpocorini
Genre : Euschistus
Subgenus : Euschistus
Type : Euschistus servus
Scientific name
Euschistus servus
( Say , 1832)

Euschistus (Euschistus) servus is a type of bug from the family of stink bugs (Pentatomidae). The English name is Brown Stink Bug (literally "brown stink bug ").

features

The 10 to 15 millimeter long gray-yellow bugs are darkly pigmented. The pronotum has rounded angles on the sides. The fourth and fifth antennae are darker than the rest.

Occurrence

Euschistus servus occurs in the Nearctic . The distribution area extends from southern Canada over the United States to Mexico.

Way of life

Euschistus servus is a polyphagous type of bug with a wide range of forage plants. The bugs cause damage to various crops such as soybean, corn, cotton, alfalfa, sorghum , tobacco and pecan . In the USA, Euschistus servus is considered the most economically important pest of its genus.

Subspecies

A distinction is made between two subspecies, the former being represented in the north of the USA and southern Canada and the second in the south of the USA:

  • Euschistus servus euschistoides ( Vollenhoven , 1868)
  • Euschistus servus servus ( Say , 1832)

gallery

  • Eggs

  • 1. Nymph stage

  • 2. Nymph stage

  • 3. Nymph stage

  • 4. Nymph stage

  • 5. Nymph stage

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Celina Gomez & Russell F. Mizell III: Brown Stink Bug Euschistus servus (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) . University of Florida, IFAS Extension. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ K. Kamminga et al .: Field Guide to Stink Bugs (PDF 1.9 MB) Virginia Integrated Pest Management. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Species Euschistus servus . bugguide.net. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Euschistus servus (Say, 1832) in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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