Dryadocoris apicalis

Dryadocoris apicalis is a species of shield bugs of the family Pentatomidae.

Dryadocoris apicalis
Dryadocoris apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Pentatominae
Tribe:	Antestiini
Genus:	Dryadocoris
Species:	D. apicalis
Binomial name
Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)
Synonyms
Cimex apicalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1842 [1] Dryadocoris analis (A. Costa, 1847) Holcostethus jani Fieber, 1861 Holcostethus obscuratus Distant, 1892 Pentatoma analis Costa, 1847 Pentatoma bipunctipes Signoret, 1858 Pentatoma confinis Walker, 1867 Pentatoma heterocera Walker, 1867 Pentatoma inquinata Stål, 1853

Description

Dryadocoris apicalis can reach an adult length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in).

Distribution

This species can be found in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria and in various sub-saharan countries.^[2][3][4]