Raglius confusus

Raglius confusus
	Raglius confusus. Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily:	Lygaeoidea
Family:	Rhyparochromidae
Genus:	Raglius
Species:	R. confusus
Binomial name
	Raglius confusus; (Reuter, 1886)
Synonyms
	Rhyparochromus confusus (Reuter, 1886); Pachymerus confusus Reuter, 1886;

Raglius confusus is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Rhyparochromidae.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

This species is present in most of southern Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Turkey, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Northwest European Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Poland).^[3]

Description

Raglius confusus can reach a length of 6.3–8 millimetres (0.25–0.31 in). These small true bugs have distinctive markings of black-on-tan. The head and scutellum are black, while pronotum shows a large black band and a band of stippled brown, with two black spots. Elytra are brown, with two black markings. Membrane is black with a white spot. Hind femora along the lower surface have a row of straight, thin denticles.

Bibliography

Reuter, O.M. 1886. Rev. Ent., Caen. 5:121
Reuter, O.M. 1888. Acta. Soc. Sci. fenn. 1, 2 15:(1)241-315; (2)443-812
Slater, J.A. 1964. A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. 1317-8; 1461

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[1] Biolib

[2] Lygaeoidea

[3] Fauna europaea

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