Rhopalus subrufus
Rhopalus subrufus
Rhopalus subrufus is a bug from the family of the glass leaf bugs ( Rhopalidae ).
Features
Rhopalus subrufus, like all species of the tribe Rhopalini medium in size and elongated and like most species of the tribe very hairy. The animals reach a body length of 7.0 to 7.7 mm. The pronotum shows no bright center line, the tag ( scutellum ) is usually bicuspid.
Head and pronotum are red or yellow-brown. The scutellum is a reddish brown with whitish tip. The 6th tergite shows five yellow spots on a black ground, three more at the front edge and two smaller ones in the back angles. The basal half of the corium is whitish, reddish brown, the end half. The Connexivum is yellow with red rectangular or black spots on the rear two-thirds of each segment. The Connexivum stain on the 6th tergite does not reach the posterior margin of the Tergits.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution area includes most of Europe, Rhopalus subrufus missing here just to the north of the British Isles and Scandinavia. The area of the type also includes the subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. The species is in Germany south of the highlands and in Austria often and often in part, in the northwest German lowlands it is largely absent.
Rhopalus subrufus inhabited a wide range of dry to moderately moist, open half shaded habitats and lives in the herbaceous layer here.
Way of life
Rhopalus subrufus as phytophagous all glass leaf bugs and sucks mainly in the fruits of their host plants. It is polyphagous and has been found on a large number of likely food plants, but preferably well Geranium Family ( Geraniaceae ) and Lamiaceae ( Lamiaceae). The species overwinters as Imago and can be observed after hibernation in May. Matings were observed in May and June. In Central Europe, apparently only one generation is formed, newly hatched imagoes are observed from July to September.