Jump to content

Rhopalus subrufus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rhopalus subrufus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhopalidae
Genus: Rhopalus
Species:
R. subrufus
Binomial name
Rhopalus subrufus
(Gmelin, 1790)

Rhopalus subrufus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.[1] It is found in most of Europe, but not Ireland and northern Scandinavia.[2]

Description

[edit]

The total length of R. subrufus is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). It can be distinguished for its membranous forewings and the connexivum with dark and light stripes.[1]

It mainly feeds on Hypericum species, but also on many other plants.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Dolling, W. R. (2006). "Superfamily Coreoidea". In Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 5, Pentatomomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. pp. 2–7. ISBN 978-90-71912-28-3.
  2. ^ "Rhopalus subrufus (Gmelin, 1790)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
[edit]