Carpocoris pudicus

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

Carpocoris pudicus
Adult of 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)
Synonyms[1]
Cimex pudicus Poda, 1761 Carpocoris atroscutellatus Halászfy, 1955 Cimex carneus Gmelin, 1790 Cimex cinctus Schrank, 1776 Cimex incarnatus Goeze, 1778 Carpocoris nigromaculata Tamanini, 1959 Carpocoris obscurata Tamanini, 1959 Pentatoma pallida Dallas, 1851 Pentatoma wilkinsonii Westwood, 1837

Distribution

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

Habitat

This species inhabits sunny, hot and dry environments.

Description

Carpocoris pudicus can reach a body length of about 11 mm (0.43 in). 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. Side edges of the scutellum shows a sharp, deep groove in the middle. ^[3][4]

This species is very similar to Carpocoris mediterraneus, however it may be distinguished by blunt and non-pointed pronotum angles and by the pronotum and abdomen of the same width. ^[3]

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  Mating
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  Nymph
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  Adult

Biology

These shield bugs are polyphagous, they mainly feed on Apiaceae, Asteraceae and Poaceae species.