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

Dryadocoris apicalis
Dryadocoris apicalis
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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 edit

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

Distribution edit

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

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