Macroscytus brunneus

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Macroscytus brunneus
Macroscytus brunneus

Macroscytus brunneus

Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Earth bugs (Cydnidae)
Subfamily : Cydninae
Tribe : Geotomini
Genre : Macroscytus
Type : Macroscytus brunneus
Scientific name
Macroscytus brunneus
( Fabricius , 1803)

Macroscytus brunneus is a bug from the family of earth bugs (Cydnidae).

features

The bugs are 8.0 to 8.3 millimeters long and are glossy dark brown to black in color. In contrast to the similar genera Cydnus and Sehirus , the tip of the tylus (forehead wedge) is not enclosed by the cheeks. The first two parts of the antennae are lighter than the basic color of the body, the second part being longer than the third. On the sides of the pronotum , the bugs have 8 to 12 bristles. The scutellum is about three quarters of the length of the abdomen and has a slight ridge. The membranes of the hemielytres are light-colored and extend somewhat beyond the end of the abdomen when at rest.

Distribution and way of life

The species is distributed from the Mediterranean region through the Ethiopis and Orientalis to China. In Europe it occurs in Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, the states of the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus.

Macroscytus brunneus inhabited dry habitats. You can find them either walking on the ground or when sucking on the roots of herbaceous plants.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ekkehard Wachmann : Observe bugs - get to know . Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen 1989, ISBN 3-7888-0554-4 , p. 76 .
  2. ↑ Frieder Sauer: Sauer's nature guide recognized bugs and cicadas from color photos . Fauna, Keltern 1996, ISBN 3-923010-12-5 , p. 34 .
  3. ↑ Macroscytus brunneus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 14, 2015

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