Carpocoris pudicus

Carpocoris pudicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Carpocoris
Species: C. pudicus
Binomial name
Carpocoris pudicus
(Poda, 1761)

Carpocoris pudicus is a species of shield bug in the Pentatomidae family.

Description

Juvenile stage of Carpocoris pudicus - 1st instar

The head of each paramere has a single tooth. The abdomen is usually narrower or has the same width than pronotum. The humeral angles of pronotum are rounded, with black spot. Scutellum is weakly convex, without depression.[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread in most of central and southern Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Northwestern Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia.[2]

References


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