Graptostethus servus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and in the Pacific region.[1][2] Larvae are grey and are prey items for chickens.[3]
| Graptostethus servus | |
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| Graptostethus servus, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygaeinae |
| Genus: | Graptostethus |
| Species: | G. servus
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| Binomial name | |
| Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787
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Subspecies
editThese six subspecies belong to the species Graptostethus servus:
- Graptostethus servus conjunctus Stichel, 1958
- Graptostethus servus insularis Stichel, 1958
- Graptostethus servus maculicollis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850)
- Graptostethus servus pacificus Stichel, 1958
- Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Graptostethus servus stali Stichel, 1958
References
edit- ^ "Graptostethus servus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "species Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Gamberale-Stille, Gabriella; Tullberg, Birgitta S. (September 1999). "Experienced chicks show biased avoidance of stronger signals: an experiment with natural colour variation in live aposematic prey". Evolutionary Ecology. 13 (6): 579–589. doi:10.1023/A:1006741626575.
External links
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