Rhopalus cf. subrufus

Rhopalidae
Rhopalus cf. subrufus
Identification to be confirmed, if possible.
Thanks!

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Pudding4brains

Lion

Sorry I didn't get auround to this one before. Another "interesting" case you have here ... on general "jizz" I would quickly agree with subrufus, but actually - looking at the dorsal pattern of the abdomen (under the wing membrane) it does look much more like distinctus. Usually distinctus has a clearly recognizable pale midline on the pronotum but I've seen specimen where this was reduced to a very thin stripe. Never seen (images of) one completely without it though, like your critter here. So now the question is, what character has more weight? The pronotum or the dorsal abdomen?
I'm not experienced enough with these to make an educated decision myself, so I'll ask around ...
Meantime, do you have more images where the dorsum under the wingmembrane is nicely visible?
Cheers, Arp
Is this the same specimen? Genital segment looks different ... same location?

Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
1. RMFelix
  
  Lion
  
  Hi, Arp! No problem whatsoever, thank you in advance! Those are two different specimens captured in the same location, in the same plant (Asteraceae) to be precise. They were photographed moments after. We had some difficulties in this ID, here is the online key that we follow: https://www.zsm.mwn.de/rhy/Rhopalidae.pdf
  We decided that it could be Rhopalus cf. subrufus based on dorsal view of the abdomen and 6th tergite of the abdomen (not so clear in this photos), while checking live specimens. But then again we didn't had 100% sure... Posted 8 years ago

The Rhopalus subrufus

''Rhopalus subrufus'' is a species of ''scentless plant bugs'' belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

Length is about 7 millimetres. It can be distinguished for its membranous forewings and the connexivum with dark and light stripes. It mainly feeds on ''Hypericum'' species, but also on many other plants. It is found in most of Europe.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by RMFelix