Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Carpocoris |
| Species: | C. mediterraneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpocoris mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958
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Subspecies
edit- Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus Tamanini, 1958
- Carpocoris mediterraneus mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958
Distribution
editThis species is widespread throughout the Mediterranean region (Corsica, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily).[2]
Description
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Carpocoris mediterraneus can reach a length of 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). The body is shield-like in shape and the elytrae are very thick. The body surface is bright yellow or orange, with four short longitudinal black stripes on the pronotum and five dark spots on the scutellum. The antennae have 5 segments. Legs are yellowish or orange.
This species is similar and can be confused with Carpocoris pudicus, Carpocoris purpureipennis or Carpocoris fuscispinus.[3][4]
In Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus the humeral angles of pronotum are sharp and protruding, the base of scutellum and connexivum are frequently with contrasting black spots and the apex of the scutellum is exceptionally truncated.[4]
Biology
editThese bugs are polyphagous vegetarian. Adults can be found on several flowering plants, especially on parsley (Petroselinum crispum).[3]
Bibliography
edit- L. Tamanini, Due nuovi Carpocoris della sottoregione mediterranea (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae), Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 70:165-172. (1958)
References
edit- ^ Biolib
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ a b "Insectoid". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ a b ROLAND LUPOLI, FRANÇOIS DUSOULIER, ASTRID CRUAUD, SANDRINE CROS-ARTEIL& JEAN-CLAUDE STREITO Morphological, biogeographical and molecular evidence of Carpocoris mediterraneus as a valid species (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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