Restharrow stilt bug

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Restharrow stilt bug
Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Stilt bugs (Berytidae)
Subfamily : Gampsocorinae
Tribe : Gampsocorini
Genre : Gampsocoris
Type : Restharrow stilt bug
Scientific name
Gampsocoris punctipes
( Germar , 1822)
Illustration by John Curtis

The common stilt bug ( Gampsocoris punctipes ) is a bug from the family of stilt bugs (Berytidae).

features

The bugs are 3.4 to 4.3 millimeters long. They have a delicate build with a dark head and abdomen, pale thin legs and a greenish colored abdomen. There is a long thorn on the scutellum . The species can be confused with Gampsocoris culicinus .

distribution and habitat

The species is common in Europe, with the exception of the north, in North Africa and east to the Black Sea region and Asia Minor. It is widespread in Germany, but is particularly lacking locally in the northwest. In Austria the distribution situation is still unclear due to confusion with Gampsocoris culicinus . In Great Britain, it is common in much of England and Wales. It is rare in Ireland. Above all, dry, warm, open areas are populated with no preference in terms of soil quality.

Way of life

The animals live on the rest of the world ( Ononis ), especially on the thorny restoration ( Ononis spinosa ) and the creeping restoration ( Ononis repens ). The development takes place in the same way as with Gampsocoris culicinus : the eggs are laid in May and June, the adult animals of the new generation appear from August. The overwintering takes place as an imago in loose soil litter , often under the food plants.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Wachmann: Wanzen , Vol. 3, p. 185
  2. ↑ a b Gampsocoris punctipes. 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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