| Lygaeus simulans (Deckert, 1985) |
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Scientific name: Lygaeus simulans (Deckert, 1985) Common name: French name: Order: Heteroptera Family: Lygaeidae Wingspan : 8 to 12 mm. Biotope: Dry and rocky places. Chalky meadows, sunny woodland edges. Geographic area: Europe, Asia, Africa. Observation period : August to June of the next year. |
Lygaeus simulans was distinguished only very recently as a new species from the Black-and-Red-bug (Lygaeus equestris). Both bugs are red and black coloured and have a lengthy shape. There is a round white spot on the membrane of the hemelytra. The head id red in the centre and black on the edges. The pronotum is red with two black spot near the head an a thin black margin on the back side. The scutellum is black and its back tip is between two black spots. The coria is red and crossed by a black transversal stripe. The main criteria which enable to tell Lygaeus simulans and Lygaeus equestris apart are the antennae which bear angulous tubercles on Lygaeus simulans. The antennae are more threadlike on Lygaeus equestris. The scutellum shows a small pubescence on Lygaeus simulans which does not exist on Lygaeus equestris. The red area on the head is larger on Lygaeus simulans and the lateral black edges are thinner. Lygaeus simulans over winters at the adult state. |
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I think that this one is Lygaeus simulans because of the shape of the antennae and because of the size of the red area on the head. The distance to the insect and the poor quality of the picture do not enable to see any eventual pubescence on the scutellum. |
André Bon September 2009