''Rhopalus subrufus'' is a species of ''scentless plant bugs'' belonging to the family
Rhopalidae
Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family (biology), family of true bugs. In older literature, the family is sometimes called "Corizidae". They differ from the related Coreidae, coreids in lacking well-developed scent glands. They are usu ...
, subfamily
Rhopalinae.
It is found in most of
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
, 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 (biology), family Hypericaceae (formerly considered a subfamily of Clusiaceae). The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar re ...
'' species, but also on many other plants.
References
External links
Biolib
{{Taxonbar, from=Q309791
Hemiptera of Europe
Insects described in 1790
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
Rhopalini