The Carpocoris fuscispinus species has four recognized subspecies: hahni, incerta, maculosa, and mediterranea. They are medium-sized shield bugs ranging in color from greyish yellow to reddish brown. Their larvae are polyphagous, but commonly found on plants from the Apiaceae and Asteraceae families. The adults are active from June to October and overwinter as adults. They have a wide distribution throughout Europe, particularly in deciduous and mixed forest areas. Sources: Michael Chinery’s book “Insectes de France et d’Europe occidentale,” Commanster, BioLib, and Fauna Europaea.
Subspecies
#Carpocoris fuscispinus hahni (Flor, 1856)
Carpocoris fuscispinus incerta (Tamanini, 1959)
Carpocoris fuscispinus maculosa (Tamanini, 1959)
Carpocoris fuscispinus mediterranea (Tamanini, 1959)
Description
#Carpocoris fuscispinus can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). The basic colour of the body is quite variable, ranging from greyish yellow to reddish brown, with tiny black dots. It has a sharp angled pronotum, most prominent in the summer than in autumn. Antennae are black.
Ecology
#Larvae are polyphagous, but they mainly occur on plants of the families Apiaceae and Asteraceae. Adults are commonly found from June to October. These shield bugs overwinter as adults.
Distribution and habitat
#This species is widespread throughout Europe. It mainly occurs in deciduous and mixed forest areas.
Bibliography
#Michael Chinery, Insectes de France et d’Europe occidentale, Paris, Flammarion, (ISBN 978-2-0812-8823-2), pg. 74-75
Metathoracic scent glands (MTGs) of Carpocoris fuscispinus (Boheman, 1851) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
References
#Commanster
BioLib
Fauna Europaea
The Carpocoris fuscispinus species has four recognized subspecies: hahni, incerta, maculosa, and mediterranea. They are medium-sized shield bugs ranging in color from greyish yellow to reddish brown. Their larvae are polyphagous, but commonly found on plants from the Apiaceae and Asteraceae families. The adults are active from June to October and overwinter as adults. They have a wide distribution throughout Europe, particularly in deciduous and mixed forest areas. Sources: Michael Chinery’s book “Insectes de France et d’Europe occidentale,” Commanster, BioLib, and Fauna Europaea.
Ancestry Graph
%%{
init: {
'theme': 'base',
'themeVariables': {
'primaryColor': '#83a09c',
'primaryTextColor': '#212d2b',
'primaryBorderColor': '#fff',
'lineColor': '#fff',
'secondaryColor': '#006100',
'tertiaryColor': '#fff'
}
}
}%%
flowchart LR
classDef active fill:#fff
arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->true-bugs("suborder: True Bugs"):::active
true-bugs-->stink-bugs("family: Stink Bugs"):::active
stink-bugs-.->bishop-s-mitre-shield-bug(["species: Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->black-shouldered-shieldbug(["species: Black-shouldered Shieldbug"])
stink-bugs-.->brown-marmorated-stink-bug(["species: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->dock-leaf-bug(["species: Dock Leaf Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->european-striped-shield-bug(["species: European Striped Shield Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->forest-bug(["species: Forest Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->gorse-shield-bug(["species: Gorse Shield Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->green-shield-bug(["species: Green Shield Bug"])
stink-bugs==>northern-fruit-bug(["species: northern fruit bug"]):::active
stink-bugs-.->sloe-bug(["species: Sloe Bug"])
stink-bugs-.->spiny-shield-bug(["species: Spiny Shield Bug"])
click bishop-s-mitre-shield-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/bishop-s-mitre-shield-bug/"
click black-shouldered-shieldbug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/black-shouldered-shieldbug/"
click brown-marmorated-stink-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/brown-marmorated-stink-bug/"
click dock-leaf-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/dock-leaf-bug/"
click european-striped-shield-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/european-striped-shield-bug/"
click forest-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/forest-bug/"
click gorse-shield-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/gorse-shield-bug/"
click green-shield-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/green-shield-bug/"
click northern-fruit-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/northern-fruit-bug/"
click sloe-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/sloe-bug/"
click spiny-shield-bug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/spiny-shield-bug/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click true-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/"
click stink-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/"
Further Information
Copyright
