''Carpocoris'' is a genus of mostly
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
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shield bug
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert ...
s in the family
Pentatomidae
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert G ...
and typical of the tribe
Carpocorini
Carpocorini is a tribe of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are more than 100 genera in Carpocorini.
Genera
''BioLib'' lists:
# '' Acledra'' Signoret, 1864
# '' Aeliavuori'' Rider, 2016
# '' Aeliomorpha'' Stål, 1858
# '' Agatharchu ...
. The species of this genus are quite similar.
[North Dakota State University – Key to Genus Carpocoris]
Distribution
The species of this genus are widespread in most of Europe.
[ Fauna Europaea]
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Species
Gallery
File:Pentatomidae - Carpocoris purpureipennis-1.JPG, ''Carpocoris purpureipennis''
File:Carpocoris purpureipennis qtl1.jpg, ''Carpocoris purpureipennis''
File:Pentatomidae - Carpocoris mediterraneus - Nymph.JPG, ''Carpocoris mediterraneus'', nymph
File:Carpocoris_mediterraneus_rec.jpg, ''Carpocoris mediterraneus''
File:Bug September 2008-1.jpg, ''Carpocoris fuscispinus''
File:Carpocoris Juvénile 2.jpg, Juvenile Bug (''Carpocoris sp''.) on a Wild Garlic's head (''Allium vineale'')
References
* Rider D.A., 2004 - Family Pentatomidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
External links
Biolib
Pentatomidae
Pentatomomorpha genera
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