Carpocoris pudicus

Carpocoris pudicus is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae.

Carpocoris pudicus
Adult of Carpocoris pudicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Family:
Pentatomidae
Genus:
Carpocoris
Species:
C. pudicus
Binomial name
Carpocoris pudicus
(Poda, 1761)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cimex pudicus Poda, 1761
  • Carpocoris atroscutellatus Halászfy, 1955
  • Cimex carneus Gmelin, 1790
  • Cimex cinctus Schrank, 1776
  • Cimex incarnatus Goeze, 1778
  • Carpocoris nigromaculata Tamanini, 1959
  • Carpocoris obscurata Tamanini, 1959
  • Pentatoma pallida Dallas, 1851
  • Pentatoma wilkinsonii Westwood, 1837

Distribution

This species is widespread in most of central and southern Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Northwestern Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia.[2]

Habitat

This species inhabits sunny, hot and dry environments.

Description

Carpocoris pudicus can reach a body length of about 11 mm (0.43 in). The head of each paramere has a single tooth. The abdomen is usually narrower or has the same width than pronotum. The humeral angles of pronotum are rounded, with black spot. Scutellum is weakly convex, without depression. Side edges of the scutellum shows a sharp, deep groove in the middle. [3][4]

This species is very similar to Carpocoris mediterraneus, however it may be distinguished by blunt and non-pointed pronotum angles and by the pronotum and abdomen of the same width. [3]

  • Mating
  • Nymph
  • Adult

Biology

These shield bugs are polyphagous, they mainly feed on Apiaceae, Asteraceae and Poaceae species.

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Keys on Hemiptera Armoricana (in French)
  4. North Dakota State University – Key to Genus Carpocoris
  • Rider D.A., 2004 - Family Pentatomidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region


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