Rhyparochromus vulgaris
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The Common lygaeidae ( Rhyparochromus vulgaris ) is a bug from the family of rhyparochromidae .
features
The bugs are 6.9 to 8.1 millimeters long. They have an elongated body with long legs and a dark wing membrane. The species looks very similar to Rhyparochromus pini , but is generally lighter in color and has a white, triangular spot on each side of the pronotum . The tibiae of the front and middle legs of the males are also pale in color.
distribution and habitat
The species is distributed throughout Europe, with the exception of the north and the British Isles. In the east the distribution area extends beyond Asia Minor and the Caspian Region to East Asia (Mongolia and Korea), in the south records from North Africa (Algeria and Morocco) are known. At the beginning of the 21st century the species was introduced to the Pacific Northwest of the USA and can occur locally in large numbers, it invades houses and is locally considered a nuisance . The species is more common in Germany, especially in the south, and becomes increasingly rare towards the north. In the west in particular, only a few finds go beyond the low mountain range. In Austria the species is common and not uncommon. It rises less high in the Alps than other species of its genus. The species colonizes various open to partially shaded habitats and has less heat requirements than Rhyparochromus phoeniceus . The species is also less tied to conifers than this species, which is why it is often found on the edge of deciduous forests or in semi-open, bushy terrain and also in cultivated land.
Way of life
Like all other species of the family, it feeds on seeds, which it pricks with its proboscis and sucks. Seed feeding from a variety of plant species has been observed including strawberry, nettle, mugwort, elm, poplar, and many others. As is often the case with the genus Rhyparochromus , overwintering adults are often found in large aggregations under loose bark and in crevices in dead wood. It is not uncommon for them to overwinter in apartments from August or September, where they can then be found active throughout the winter.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wachmann: Wanzen , Vol. 3, p. 165
- ↑ Rhyparochromus vulgaris. British Bugs, accessed January 1, 2014 .
- ↑ Jean Pericart (1998): Faune de France. France and regions limitrophes. Vol. 84C: Hémiptères Lygaeidae euroméditerranéens. Systématique: Troisième partie. Rhyparochrominae (2). Paris: Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles. 487 pp.
- ↑ Thomas J. Henry (2004): Raglius alboacuminatus (Goeze) and Rhyparochromus vulgaris (Schilling) (Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae): Two palearctic bugs newly discovered in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 106: 513-522. Full text source
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
- Rhyparochromus vulgaris in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 29, 2013