Eysarcoris ventralis

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Eysarcoris ventralis
Eysarcoris ventralis

Eysarcoris ventralis

Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Subfamily : Pentatominae
Tribe : Eysarcorini
Genre : Eysarcoris
Type : Eysarcoris ventralis
Scientific name
Eysarcoris ventralis
( Westwood , 1837)

Eysarcoris ventralis is a bug from the family of stink bugs (Pentatomidae). In English, the type of bug bears the name White-spotted Stink Bug ("white -spotted stink bug ").

features

The 5.5 to 6.5 millimeters long bugs are mottled brown. A lighter, broad stripe usually runs across the front part of the pronotum. The tylus (frontal wedge) is not enclosed by the Juga . There is a small bright spot in front of the bug's eyes. There is a light spot on each of the basal corners of the scutellum. The apical end of the fourth antennae and the fifth antennae are colored dark.

distribution and habitat

Eysarcoris ventralis occurs in the Palearctic and in tropical Africa. The species is also represented in the Canary Islands, the Azores and Hawaii. It is not common in Central Europe. The northern limit of distribution in Europe runs through France, Thuringia and Poland. In Asia, its distribution area extends to Central Asia, South Asia (India, Myanmar) and the Middle East (Iran) and the Far East (North and NW China, Korea, Japan).

Way of life

The bugs are polyphagous . They have a wide range of host and fodder plants. These include wild plants such as mullein ( Verbascum ), Spanish juniper ( Juniperus thurifera ), rush ( Juncus acutus ), prickly grass ( Cenchrus ) and many more. In addition, crops such as wheat , rice , cotton , corn , sorghum , peanut and alfalfa are among their forage crops. The bugs, which are considered pests, are fought with pesticides in rice fields. The species overwinters as an imago.

Systematics

The following synonym is known from the literature :

  • Pentatoma ventralis Westwood , 1837

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c B. BISWAS, ME HASSAN, KAILASH CHANDRA, SANDEEP KUSHWAHA & PARAMITA MUKHERJEE: ON AN ACCOUNT OF PENTATOMOIDEA (HETEROPTERA: HEMIPTERA) FROM CHHATTISGARH, INDIA (PDF 681 KB) Rec.zool. Surv. India: 114 (Part-2): 211-231, 2014, ISSN 0375-1511. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Vladimír Hemala, Jozef Cunev & Valerián Franc: On the occurrence of the stink bug Eysarcoris ventralis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Slovakia, with notes on its distribution in neighboring countries (PDF 1.9 MB) Klapalekiana, 50: 51-59, 2014 ISSN 1210-6100. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Fungi or Plant Host Records List by Host Species . North Dakota State University, Fargo. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ Eysarcoris ventralis in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 16, 2017

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