Piesma maculatum

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Piesma maculatum
Piesma maculatum

Piesma maculatum

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera)
Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera)
Family : Report bugs (Piesmatidae)
Genre : Piesma
Type : Piesma maculatum
Scientific name
Piesma maculatum
( Laporte , 1833)
Piesma maculatum , Habitus, specimen in the Zoological State Collection Munich, Photo: Marianne Müller

Piesma maculatum is a bug from the family of the bug bug (Piesmatidae).

features

The bugs are 2.3 to 3.1 millimeters long. The species can be distinguished from Parapiesma quadratum by the shape of the pronotum : the side margins have a clearly recognizable notch, which the similar species lacks. The animals more often have fully developed (macroptere), less often shortened (brachyptere) wings.

distribution and habitat

The species is distributed from North Africa to the south of Scandinavia and the south of the British Isles as well as east over the Black Sea region and Central Asia to China and Japan. It is widespread in Central Europe and is usually the most common type of family. In the UK, it is widespread in England and Wales, but is more common in the south. Different habitats are settled, which can be dry to very humid.

Way of life

Like Piesma capitatum, the animals live on the foxtail family (Chenopodiaceae), especially in the wild ( Atriplex ) and goosefoot ( Chenopodium ). In search of suitable wintering locations, the macropter animals often fly over long distances. They overwinter in dry litter , in wooden crevices or under loose bark. The animals also fly in the spring looking for food plants. They can also be found in habitats that are completely untypical for them, such as raised bogs. The development proceeds in the same way as with Piesma capitatum : mating and oviposition take place in April and May, from June the adult animals of the new generation appear, which reproduce completely again in autumn.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Wachmann: Wanzen , Vol. 3, S. 178f
  2. ↑ a b Piesma maculatum. British Bugs, accessed June 22, 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 .

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