Sciocoris sideritidis

Sciocoris sideritidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Pentatomorpha
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Pentatominae
Genus:	Sciocoris
Species:	S. sideritidis
Binomial name
	Sciocoris sideritidis; Wollaston, 1858
Synonyms
	Sciocoris fumipennis (Puton, 1851) ;

Sciocoris sideritidis is a species of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.

The head is quite characteristic and stretched with the ante-ocular part closer than in other species. Eyes are prominent from the edge of the head. Scutellum is about as wide as long.

It is mainly found in France and Italy.

References

Rider D.A., 2004 - Family Pentatomidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region

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