Capsodes flavomarginatus

Capsodes flavomarginatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Capsodes
Species:
C. flavomarginatus
Binomial name
Capsodes flavomarginatus
(Donovan, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Cimex flavomarginatus Donovan, 1798

Capsodes flavomarginatus is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, but not in the very north. It is present in Belgium, British Isles, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.[2]

Habitat

These bugs inhabit dry open lands, glades, damp woodlands, open marshes and the edges of woodlands.[3]

Description

Capsodes flavomarginatus can reach a length of 6.9–7.7 millimetres (0.27–0.30 in).[3][4][5] Body of these bugs is quite elongated and the dorsal surface is covered with fine clear bristles. They are usually black or dark brown, with yellow-orange markings on the pronotum, scutellum and on the tips of the hemielytra. Membrane is dark brown. Legs are black or dark brown, often with bright rings.

Biology

The adult bugs can be found from May to August.[3] They are often found on common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense). They feed mostly on members of the Faboideae (Papilionaceae), notably clover (Trifolium), vetches (Vicia), Cytisus scoparius,[6] Sarothamnus scoparius[7] and deervetches (Lotusspecies).[8] A recorded host plant is also Quercus pedonculata (Fagaceae).[7] These bugs are also predators, mainly on aphids and small fles. The eggs overwinter.[3]

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Fauna europaea
  3. ^ a b c d Insekten-box (in German)
  4. ^ Les insectes
  5. ^ Galerie-insecte
  6. ^ Livio Tamanini Gli Eterotteri della Basilicata e della Calabria
  7. ^ a b On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae)
  8. ^ Waring; Paul; Haggett, Gerry (1991). "Chapter 4: Coppiced Woodland Habitats: Reasons for Coppicing". In Fry, Regand; Lonsdale, David (eds.). Habitat Conservation for Insects: A Neglected Green Issue. The Amateur Entomologist - Volume 21. Middlesex, England: Amateur Entomologists' Society (Great Britain). pp. 68–76, page 72. ISBN 978-0-900054-52-5.
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