''Bothrostethus annulipes'' is a species of

Coreidae Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives from the Ancient Greek () meaning bedbug. As a family, the Coreidae a ...

family, subfamily

Pseudophloeinae Pseudophloeinae is a subfamily of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 100 described species in Pseudophloeinae, distributed worldwide. Genera The subfamily Pseudophloeinae contains two tribes: Clavigrallini Auth. Stål, ...

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe. It is non present in the Britain Islands.

Description

''Bothrostethus annulipes'' can reach a length of about . Body is black-brown. Connexivum is yellow spotted. The margin of the pronotum is finely denticulate. The humeral tooth is very obvious and curved to the outside. A black median notch is present on the front of the pronotum. The apex of the scutellum is clear, almost white. The tibias are yellow, darker towards the end. This species is rather similar to ''

Centrocoris spiniger ''Centrocoris spiniger'' is a species of family Coreidae, subfamily Coreinae. Distribution This species can be found in most of Europe. The distribution area of these bugs also covers the Middle East and Central Asia. Description ''Centrocori ...

'', ''

Centrocoris variegatus ''Centrocoris variegatus'' is a species of family Coreidae, subfamily Coreinae. A distinctive character of ''Centrocoris variegatus'' in respect of ''Centrocoris spiniger ''Centrocoris spiniger'' is a species of family Coreidae, subfamily Co ...

'' and '' Gonocerus insidiator''.

Biology

These herbivore insects are trophically associated with leguminous plants. They mainly feed on ''

Bromus ''Bromus'' is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 ...

'' species. Adult males have the unusual behaviour of feeding on excrements.Jérôme Constan
Note on coprophily and necrophily in the Hemiptera Heteroptera
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Bibliography

* Moulet. 1995. Faune de France 81:150 - Identification W Palaearctic. - Bothrostethus annulipes * Dolling. 2006. In Aukema & Rieger Ed. - Catalogue of Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region 5:48 * Carl W. Schaefer, Paula Levin Mitchell - Food Plants of the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) - Ann Entomol Soc Am (1983) 76 (4): 591–615.

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Hemiptera of Europe Insects described in 1835 Pseudophloeinae {{coreidae-stub