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Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum - Ventral For discussion/notes see with this image:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77041/corizus_hyoscyami_nigridorsum_-_abdomen_through_wings.html" title="Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum - Abdomen through wings"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/77041_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iWDp25Pc5KJAHToIZdaO79thYhg%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum - Abdomen through wings Another species with a long history of "discussion", switching back and forth between separate species, subspecies status or even "just a colour variant". Fauna Europaea currently lists it as Corizus hyoscyami ssp. nigridorsum.<br />
The name nigridorsum refers to the all black top of the abdomen (under the wings) versus ab. segs. III & IV being red on Corizus hyoscyami s.str. That said the pattern on the wings is also quite distinct. Compare to this image of a typical Corizus hyoscyami:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46998/corizus_hyoscyami.html<br />
The discussion on the species status arises from intermediate forms being frequently found in southern Europe, such as shown on the images previously uploaded by Rui Felix, such as this one:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58420/corizus_cf._nigridorsum.html Coreoidea,Corizus,Corizus hyoscyami,Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum,Corizus nigridorsum,Geotagged,La Palma (Canary Islands),Red and black squash bug,Rhopalidae,Spain" /></a></figure> Coreoidea,Corizus,Corizus hyoscyami,Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum,Corizus nigridorsum,Geotagged,La Palma (Canary Islands),Red and black squash bug,Rhopalidae,Spain

Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum - Ventral

For discussion/notes see with this image:

Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum - Abdomen through wings Another species with a long history of "discussion", switching back and forth between separate species, subspecies status or even "just a colour variant". Fauna Europaea currently lists it as Corizus hyoscyami ssp. nigridorsum.<br />
The name nigridorsum refers to the all black top of the abdomen (under the wings) versus ab. segs. III & IV being red on Corizus hyoscyami s.str. That said the pattern on the wings is also quite distinct. Compare to this image of a typical Corizus hyoscyami:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46998/corizus_hyoscyami.html<br />
The discussion on the species status arises from intermediate forms being frequently found in southern Europe, such as shown on the images previously uploaded by Rui Felix, such as this one:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58420/corizus_cf._nigridorsum.html Coreoidea,Corizus,Corizus hyoscyami,Corizus hyoscyami nigridorsum,Corizus nigridorsum,Geotagged,La Palma (Canary Islands),Red and black squash bug,Rhopalidae,Spain

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"Corizus hyoscyami" is a species of "scentless plant bugs" belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Apr 5, 2019. Captured in LP-301, 38712 Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

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