Stictopleurus crassicornis, commonly known as the thick-horned scentless plant bug, is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae. BiolibDepository
Description Stictopleurus crassicornis can reach a length of .Commanster These bugs have a punctuated pronotum, a banded connexivum and a rounded or pointed tip of the scutellum. Insects France The body is brown and the abdomen is often greenish. In the anterior margin of the pronotum there are two small dark brown markings quite difficult to discern.
Biology Adults can be found from June to September. These bugs feed on various Asteraceae species.
Distribution This species is widespread in most of Europe and in Northern Asia (excluding China). Fauna europaeaCatalogue of life The preferred habitats are meadows.
Bibliography Henry, Thomas J., and Richard C. Froeschner, eds. (1988), Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States Göllner-Scheiding, Ursula (1975) Revision der Gattung Stictopleurus Stål, 1872 (Heteroptera, Rhopalidae), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, n. f., vol. 22, no. 1-3
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