Odontotarsus purpureolineatus

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Odontotarsus purpureolineatus
Odontotarsus purpureolineatus

Odontotarsus purpureolineatus

Systematics
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Shield bugs (Scutelleridae)
Subfamily : Odontotarsinae
Tribe : Odontotarsini
Genre : Odontotarsus
Type : Odontotarsus purpureolineatus
Scientific name
Odontotarsus purpureolineatus
( Rossi , 1790)
Odontotarsus purpureolineatus

Odontotarsus purpureolineatus is a bug from the family of the shield bugs (Scutelleridae).

features

The bugs are 9.0 to 11.5 millimeters long. Your scutellum completely covers the abdomen and also towers above it. On it they wear brown, reddish or purple-reddish, often more or less extinguished longitudinal bands, which are each bordered with rows of dark dots on their edge.

Occurrence and habitat

The species occurs in the northern Mediterranean area and is widespread. In the east their distribution extends to the Caucasus. On both sides of the Alps, however, it also penetrates into Central Europe. In Germany there are isolated finds from the south, north to the Middle Rhine area and to the Main line. In Austria the species is found regularly in the south and especially in the east and can occur frequently in places.

Odontotarsus purpureolineatus inhabits dry and temperature-favored habitats and prefers limestone grasslands. The animals can be found on the ground and on various plants.

Way of life

In Germany they are mainly found on Wiesenknopf ( Sanguisorba ), where the females apparently lay their eggs and suckle the young nymphs . Imagines are primarily found on the flowers of mint family (Lamiaceae) and daisy family (Asteraceae) such as knapweeds ( Centaurea ), ring thistles ( Carduus ), wild flowers ( Tanacetum ) and elephants ( Inula ), which they should climb up especially in the evening. In Eastern Europe, especially the labiate sage ( Salvia ), fire herbs ( Phlomis ) and horehound ( Marrubium ) have been identified as food plants. The wintering takes place as an imago. The females lay their eggs on the roots of the host plants in May. The adults of the new generation appear from August, and nymphs can be found until September.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 4: Pentatomomorpha II: Pentatomoidea: Cydnidae, Thyreocoridae, Plataspidae, Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae. (=  The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 81st part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2008, ISBN 978-3-937783-36-9 , pp. 55 f .
  2. ↑ Frieder Sauer: Sauer's nature guide recognized bugs and cicadas from color photos . Fauna, Keltern 1996, ISBN 3-923010-12-5 , p. 43 .

literature

  • Frieder Sauer: Sauer's nature guide recognized bugs and cicadas from color photos . Fauna, Keltern 1996, ISBN 3-923010-12-5 .
  • Ekkehard Wachmann , Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 4: Pentatomomorpha II: Pentatomoidea: Cydnidae, Thyreocoridae, Plataspidae, Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae. (=  The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life . 81st part). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2008, ISBN 978-3-937783-36-9 .

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