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Name

Lygaeus

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Hexapoda

Subclass: Insecta

Order: Hemiptera

Suborder: Heteroptera

Genus: Lygaeus

Habitat

Terrestrial, epigeous and on highly diverse vegetation

Feeding

Herbivorous. Fluidophage.

Distribution

Worldwide, the Iberian species (L. Equestris, L. Simulans) have a Palearctic distribution

Conservation status

No threats

Additional information

Underside of abdomen red with a black stripe at the base of each segment. Characteristic red and black pattern

Additional information

Bibliography

- Goula, M., Mata, L. Hemiptera. Heteroptera. 2015. Revista Ide@, 53: 1-30. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_53.pdf, Costas, M., López, T., & Vázquez, M. A. (2018). Checklist de Fauna Ibérica. Superfamilia Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829 (Insecta: Heteroptera) en la península ibérica, islas Baleares e islas Canarias (edición 2018). Documentos Fauna Ibérica. Accesible en: http://www.fauna-iberica.mncn.csic.es/publicaciones/dfi/dfi-0007.pdf