Centrocoris spiniger
Centrocoris spiniger is a species of family Coreidae, subfamily Coreinae.
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| Species: | C. spiniger |
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| Centrocoris spiniger (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe.[1] The distribution area of these bugs also covers the Middle East and Central Asia.[2]
Description
Mounted specimen
Centrocoris spiniger can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in).
These bugs are light brown colored. The rostrum extends to the posterior end of the body. The pronotum is slightly arched on the sides, with prominent teeth at the posterior margin.[3]
This species is rather similar to Centrocoris variegatus. A distinctive character of Centrocoris spiniger in respect of Centrocoris variegatus are longer antennae.
Biology
These bugs are often found on Asteraceae, especially thistles, as well as on grasses (Poaceae) and on (Chenopodiaceae).[4]
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- Fauna europaea
- ITIS Report
- Natura Mediterraneo (in Italian)
- Rauno E. Linnavuori: Studies on the Piesmatidae, Berytidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Stenocephalidae, Coreidae, Rhopalidae, Alydidae, Cydnidae, and Plataspidae (Heteroptera) of Gilan and the adjacent provinces in northern Iran Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
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