Dryadocoris apicalis

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 ; 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;

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

Description[edit]

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

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

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