Envy tipularius
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Neides tipularius is a bug from the family of stilt bugs (Berytidae).
features
The bugs become 9.5 to 11.5 millimeters long. They are gray-brown in color and can be easily recognized by their very long thighs ( femora ) of the hind legs. The similar representatives of the genus Berytinus are smaller and have a much shorter second antennae . The hemielytres are always fully developed (macropter), the hind wings can be regressed to different degrees in both sexes. The nymphs are colored green.
distribution and habitat
The species is distributed from the northern Mediterranean to the south of Scandinavia and the British Isles and east across Asia Minor and the Caucasus to Central Asia. It is widespread and not uncommon in Germany and the non-Alpine parts of Austria. In Great Britain it is common locally in much of the south. It is rare in Ireland. Dry and warm areas are populated, especially sandy grasslands.
Way of life
The animals feed on various herbaceous plants such as Horn herbs ( Cerastium ), Arenaria and Leimkräutern ( Silene of) Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae) erodium ( Erodium ) and geranium ( Geranium ) of geraniaceae (Geraniaceae) ononis ( Ononis ) of the Pea family (Faboideae ), Asteraceae and others. The adults also suckle on sweet grasses (Poaceae) such as Corynephorus and ostrich grasses ( Agrostis ). The bugs mainly suckle on plants with glandular epidermis , the nymphs mainly on the carnation plants. It is also documented that the bugs prey on aphids . It can happen that the adults pretend to be dead when disturbed. You stretch the extremities forwards and backwards and place them on the body. The overwintering takes place as an imago in grass groves or under moss. The mating can be seen as early as March and the eggs are laid from April. The females lay them in small groups on the ground and on grasses, herbaceous plants and dwarf shrubs. The nymphs sometimes appear from the end of April; the adults of the new generation from July.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Wachmann: Wanzen , vol. 3, p. 180f.
- ↑ a b Neides tipularius. 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 .
Web links
- Neides tipularius at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 21, 2014