Biology:Graphosoma semipunctatum

Short description: Species of true bug

Graphosoma semipunctatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Genus:	Graphosoma
Species:	G. semipunctatum
Binomial name
Graphosoma semipunctatum (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
List Cimex semipunctatus Fabricius, 1775 Graphosoma wilsoni White, 1839 Scutellera semipunctata v. persica Ferrari, 1874 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. decipiens Ferrari, 1892 Graphosoma creticum Horváth, 1909 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. anceps Horváth, 1909 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. subaequale Horváth, 1909 Graphosoma creticum v. hemistictum Horváth, 1909 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. furciferum Royer, 1909 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. melanicum Bergevin, 1909 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. pallidum Bergevin, 1909 Graphosoma semipunctatum v. incompletum Fuente, 1918 Graphosoma semipunctatum ab. uniseriatum Fuente, 1925 Graphosoma semipunctatum f. balcanica Hoberlandt, 1939 Graphosoma semipunctatum f. confluens Hoberlandt, 1939 Graphosoma semipunctatum f. confuta Hoberlandt, 1939 Graphosoma semipunctatum f. contexta Hoberlandt, 1939

Graphosoma semipunctatum is a species of true bug living exclusively in the Mediterranean region. The form living on the island of Crete has sometimes been given the name G. creticum.

It is very close to Graphosoma italicum. It can be distinguished from G. italicum by black dots along the pronotum instead of lines, and the mostly orange legs.

They are found abundantly on plants in the family Apiaceae. Its red color serves to warn its predators that it is not palatable.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2709248 entry