Stagonomus venustissimus

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Stagonomus venustissimus, common name woundwort shieldbug, is a species of shieldbug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.

Stagonomus venustissimus
Adult of Stagonomus venustissimus
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S. venustissimus
Binomial name
Stagonomus venustissimus
(Schrank, 1776)
Synonyms
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  • Cimex melanocephalus Fabricius, 1775 (non Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Stollia venustissima Schrank, 1776
  • Eysarcoris fabricii (Kirkaldy, 1904)
  • Eysarcoris venustissimus (Schrank, 1776)

Scientific name

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The species was first named by Fabricius as Cimex melanocephalus.[1] However this name had already been used by Linnaeus for the mirid bug now known as Phylus melanocephalus - at the time, the genus Cimex encompassed the entirety of the Heteroptera.

The replacement name Eysarcoris fabricii given by Kirkaldy in 1904 was used for many years, but Rider (1998)[2] pointed out the seniority of the name venustissimus, given by Schrank in 1776 (Schönste Wanze, most beautiful bug).[3]

This species has been recently transferred to the genus Stagonomus, so the correct name is Stagonomus venustissimus (Schrank, 1776).[4]

Distribution

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This species can be found in most of Europe.[5][6]

Description

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Stagonomus venustissimus can reach a length of 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). These small bugs have a greenish-grey body. The head and the pronotum are copper coloured. They have a bronze-purple triangular stain at the base of the scutellum. The connexivum has black and white markings. The legs are whitish with black spots[7]

Biology

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Stagonomus venustissimus is a univoltine species. The larvae are visible from late June to October, while the new generation of adults appear from August through the following July.[8]

The nymphs feed on hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), particularly the seeds, and on Lamiaceae species, especially on white dead-nettle (Lamium album).[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Io. Christ. Fabricius (1775). Systema entomologiae: sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensburg et Lipsiae (Leipzig). pp. 716-717.
  2. ^ D. A. Rider (1998). "Nomenclatural changes in the Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Cydnidae, Pentatomidae). II. Species level changes" (PDF). Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society. 100 (3). p. 453.
  3. ^ Franciscus de Paula Schrank (1781). Enumeratio insectorum Austriae indigenorum. Augusta Vindelicorum (Augsburg). p. 277.
  4. ^ Roca-Cusachs M. & Jung S. 2019. Redefining Stagonomus Gorski based on morphological and molecular data (Pentatomidae: Eysarcorini). Zootaxa 4658(2): 368-374
  5. ^ Fauna europaea
  6. ^ D. A. Rider (2006). "Pentatomidae". In Aukema B, Rieger C (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. Amsterdam: Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 9789071912283.
  7. ^ a b British Bugs
  8. ^ Nature Network Amiens
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