Graphosoma lineatum

Graphosoma lineatum

''Graphosoma lineatum'' is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It has long been the name used for the European "Minstrel Bug", but eventually the name Graphosoma italicum has been re-instated out of synonymy for the European species and the older name Graphosoma lineatum is now reserved for the paler North African animals that are (once again) considered to be a separate species.
Minstrel Bug - Graphosoma lineatum Zoete Waters, Oud Heverlee, Belgium (July 2018). Belgium,Geotagged,Graphosoma lineatum,Summer

Appearance

Graphosoma lineatum is quite similar to G. italicum, but tends to be much paler orange with pale reddish brown legs (not black)
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Distribution

G. lineatum can be found in North Africa and some southern isles in the Mediterranean.

References:

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Lupoli, Roland (2017) Graphosoma lineatum (L., 1758) et G. italicum (O.F. Müller, 1766), deux espèces valides et distinctes, probablement issues de la transgression zancléenne méditerranéenne (Hemiptera Pentatomidae). - L’Entomologiste, vol.73(1), pp.19-33.
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyPentatomidae
GenusGraphosoma
Species
Photographed in
Belgium
Algeria
Estonia
Romania