''Rhopalus subrufus'' is a species of ''scentless plant bugs'' belonging to the family
Rhopalidae
Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family of true bugs. In older literature, the family is sometimes called "Corizidae". They differ from the related coreids in lacking well-developed scent glands. They are usually light-colored and sma ...
, subfamily
Rhopalinae.
It is found in most of
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...
, but not Ireland and northern Scandinavia.
Description
The total length of ''R. subrufus'' is about . It can be distinguished for its membranous forewings and the connexivum with dark and light stripes.
It mainly feeds on ''
Hypericum
''Hypericum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae (formerly considered a subfamily of Clusiaceae). The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar regions. Man ...
'' species, but also on many other plants.
References
External links
Biolib
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Hemiptera of Europe
Insects described in 1790
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
Rhopalini