Picromerus nigridens

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Picromerus nigridens
Systematics
Partial order : Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily : Pentatomoidea
Family : Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Subfamily : Asopinae
Genre : Picromerus
Type : Picromerus nigridens
Scientific name
Picromerus nigridens
( Fabricius , 1803)

Picromerus nigridens is a bug species from the subfamily Asopinae , which belongs to the family of stink bugs (Pentatomidae).

features

The medium-sized, brownish colored bugs are about 12 millimeters long. The pronotum tapers at the sides. The tips are colored black. The frontal wedge (tylus) is not enclosed by the cheeks. The antennae are reddish with the exception of the apical part of the third, fourth and fifth segments, which are each colored black. The scutellum has no bright calluses at the base (in contrast to Picromerus conformis ).

distribution

The species occurs in the Mediterranean area. Their distribution area extends from the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain), through southern France, Italy, Albania, Greece (including Crete), Asia Minor to the Transcaucasus .

Way of life

The bugs predatorily feed on various arthropods such as butterfly caterpillars or beetle larvae, whose sap they suck out with the help of their proboscis.

Systematics

The following synonyms are known from the literature :

  • Cimex nigridens Fabricius , 1803

etymology

The species name nigridens is derived from Latin: niger = "black" and dens = "tooth".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Niyazi Lodos, Feyzi Önder: Contribution to the study on the Turkish Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) VI. Aspoinae (Amyot & Serville) 1843 (PDF 480 KB) Türk. Bit. Cor. The G. (1983) 7: 221-230 .. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 2, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / entomoloji.ege.edu.tr
  2. ↑ a b c d P. Dioli: Eterotteri del Friuli-Venezia Giulia 3. Pinthaeus Sanguinipes (F.) Nuovo Dell'Italia Nord-Orientale e Osservazioni Sugli Asopini Italiani (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) (PDF 219 KB) Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, 7 (1985). Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ Picromerus nigridens in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved July 30, 2017

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