Arthropods Daily – April 2026 April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026

No. 958 | April 2, 2026

Furrow Bees

The genus Halictus is a large assemblage of bee species in the family Halictidae. The genus is divided into 15 subgenera, some of dubious monophyly, containing over 200 species, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere (a few species occur in South America, Asia and Africa). Most species are black or dark brown, sometimes metallic greenish-tinted, with apical whitish abdominal bands on the terga (the related genus Lasioglossum, which is otherwise often similar in appearance, has the abdominal...

No. 959 | April 3, 2026

Common Red Soldier Beetle

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

No. 960 | April 4, 2026

Myrmicine Ants

No. 961 | April 5, 2026

Rose Aphid

Macrosiphum rosae is a species of aphids. It infests rosebushes, especially around new buds.

No. 962 | April 6, 2026

knapweed rhopalid

No. 963 | April 7, 2026

Anaspis frontalis

No. 964 | April 8, 2026

Alder Spittlebug

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

No. 965 | April 9, 2026

European fire ant

Myrmica rubra, also known as the European fire ant or common red ant, is a species of ant of the genus Myrmica, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America and Asia. They are mainly red in colour, with slightly darker pigmentation on the head. The ants live under stones, fallen trees, and in soil. They are aggressive ants, often attacking rather than running away, and are equipped with a sting, though lack...

No. 966 | April 10, 2026

Alder Spittlebug

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

No. 967 | April 11, 2026

Alder Spittlebug

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

No. 968 | April 12, 2026

Red-spotted Plant Bug

Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family.

No. 969 | April 13, 2026

Red-spotted Plant Bug

Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family.

No. 970 | April 14, 2026

Dusona

Dusona is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. It is the most species rich genus of the subfamily Campopleginae with 442 known species.

No. 971 | April 15, 2026

Dusona

Dusona is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. It is the most species rich genus of the subfamily Campopleginae with 442 known species.

No. 972 | April 16, 2026

knapweed rhopalid

No. 973 | April 17, 2026

Lonchoptera

Lonchoptera, a genus of spear-winged flies (Lonchopteridae), are tiny to small (2-5mm), slender, yellow to brownish-black bristly Diptera. Their common name refers to their subacute (pointed) wings, which have a distinct and sexually dimorphic venation. The larvae are dorsally flattened, with two pairs of head bristles, and feed on rotting vegetable matter., including in one case brussels sprouts.

No. 974 | April 18, 2026

Lonchoptera

Lonchoptera, a genus of spear-winged flies (Lonchopteridae), are tiny to small (2-5mm), slender, yellow to brownish-black bristly Diptera. Their common name refers to their subacute (pointed) wings, which have a distinct and sexually dimorphic venation. The larvae are dorsally flattened, with two pairs of head bristles, and feed on rotting vegetable matter., including in one case brussels sprouts.

No. 975 | April 19, 2026

Dark Bush-cricket

The dark bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) is a flightless species of bush-cricket.

No. 976 | April 20, 2026

Dasytes plumbeus

Dasytes plumbeus is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America....

No. 978 | April 22, 2026

Early Bumble Bee

The early bumblebee or early-nesting bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in most of Europe and parts of Asia. It is very commonly found in the UK and emerges to begin its colony cycle as soon as February which is earlier than most other species, hence its common name. There is even some evidence that the early bumblebee may be able to go through two colony cycles in a year. Like...

No. 979 | April 23, 2026

Early Bumble Bee

The early bumblebee or early-nesting bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in most of Europe and parts of Asia. It is very commonly found in the UK and emerges to begin its colony cycle as soon as February which is earlier than most other species, hence its common name. There is even some evidence that the early bumblebee may be able to go through two colony cycles in a year. Like...

No. 980 | April 24, 2026

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or simply Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in...

No. 981 | April 25, 2026

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea, the violet carpenter bee, is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe. It is also native to Asia.

No. 982 | April 26, 2026

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs....

No. 983 | April 27, 2026

Hemicrepidius niger

Hemicrepidius niger is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.

No. 984 | April 28, 2026

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Linnaeus in 1771, the species is endemic all over Europe and Asia.

No. 985 | April 29, 2026

Black Garden Ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, found all over Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger is found in open areas, while L. platythorax is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

No. 986 | April 30, 2026

Alder Spittlebug

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.