Dryadocoris apicalis

Dryadocoris apicalis is a species of shield bugs of the family Pentatomidae.

Dryadocoris apicalis
Dryadocoris apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Family:
Pentatomidae
Subfamily:
Pentatominae
Tribe:
Antestiini
Genus:
Dryadocoris
Species:
D. apicalis
Binomial name
Dryadocoris apicalis
(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Cimex apicalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1842 [1]
  • Dryadocoris analis (A. Costa, 1847)
  • Holcostethus jani Fieber, 1861
  • Holcostethus obscuratus Distant, 1892
  • Pentatoma analis Costa, 1847
  • Pentatoma bipunctipes Signoret, 1858
  • Pentatoma confinis Walker, 1867
  • Pentatoma heterocera Walker, 1867
  • Pentatoma inquinata Stål, 1853

Description

Dryadocoris apicalis can reach an adult length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in).

Distribution

This species can be found in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria and in various sub-saharan countries.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. Eu-nomen
  4. The Pentatomoidea of Sub-Saharan Africa


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