Holcogaster fibulata

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Holcogaster fibulata
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Holcogaster fibulata

Systematics
Family : Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Subfamily : Pentatominae
Tribe : Aulacetrini
Genre : Holcogaster
Type : Holcogaster fibulata
Scientific name
Holcogaster fibulata
( Germar , 1831)

Holcogaster fibulata is a Wanzenart from the family of stink bugs (Pentatomidae).

features

The bugs are 4.5 to 8.4 millimeters long, with the females being larger than their male counterparts. They are light gray in color and have fine black dots and orange-red spots on the head, pronotum, scutellum and hemielytrae . The tylus (frontal wedge) is not enclosed by the juga . The feelers are colored black.

distribution

The species is found around the Mediterranean (holomediterranean) and on the Canary Islands. In the north the distribution area extends to South Tyrol. The bug species is rare everywhere.

Way of life

Holcogaster fibulata is a phytophagous type of bug. The adult bugs fly from March to August. The bugs are often found on pines ( Pinus ), junipers ( Juniperus ), cypresses ( Cupressus ) and ornamental cypresses ( Callitris ).

Taxonomy

J. Ribes and D. Gapon investigated various specimens of the genus Holcogaster and came to the conclusion that the species Holcogaster fibulata , H. exilis , H. longicornis and H. weberi conspecific are, that is, describe the same way.

The following synonyms are known from the literature :

  • Pentatoma fibulata Germar , 1831
  • Holcogaster exilis Horvath , 1903
  • Holcogaster longicornis Wagner , 1955
  • Holcogaster weberi Wagner , 1964

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e J. Ribes, D. Gapon: Taxonomic review of the genus Holcogaster Fieber, 1860 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with the description of the male and female genitalia (PDF 1.5 MB) zmmu.msu.ru: Russian entomol. J. 15 (2): 189-195. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Frieder Sauer: Bugs and Cicadas , Fauna-Verlag, Karlsfeld 1996, ISBN 3-923010-12-5
  3. ^ Fungi or Plant Host Records List by Host Species . North Dakota State University, Fargo. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ Holcogaster fibulata (Germar 1831) in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 15, 2017

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