Biology:Adomerus biguttatus

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Short description: Species of true bug

Adomerus biguttatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Cydnidae
Genus: Adomerus
Species:
A. biguttatus
Binomial name
Adomerus biguttatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • (Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cydnus biguttatus Cimex biguttatus
  • (Linnaeus, 1758) Sehirus biguttatus

Adomerus biguttatus, also known by its common name cow-wheat shieldbug is a species from the genus Adomerus.[2]

The species is said to be nationally scarce across the UK, and in April 2021 was recorded in Scotland for only the eighth time, after an absence of more than thirty years.[3]

References

  1. "Adomerus biguttatus". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4486134. 
  2. Zoological Record Association (London, England); Zoological Record Association (London, England); London, Zoological Society of (1884). The Zoological record. 21. London: J.V. Voorst. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53118513. 
  3. "Rare bug spotted for first time in more than 30 years". BBC News. 20 April 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-56814446. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10706859 entry