Camptopus lateralis explained

Camptopus lateralis, common name broad-headed bug, is a species of true bugs of the family Alydidae, subfamily Alydinae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe.^[2]

Description

Camptopus lateralis can reach a length of 12-. Body is elongated and rather hairy, with a dark brown background color, white margins and many veins in the membranous apex. Abdomen is orange brown. Head is wider than the pronotum. Antennae have four segments. Femurs are thorny and enlarged, while tibias are yellowish-brown and curved.

This species is rather similar to Alydus calcaratus, that has rectilinear tibias.

Biology

These bugs are polyphagous but they mainly feed on Coronilla, Lotus, Trifolium, Ononis, Astragalus, Medicago, Ulex and Genista (Fabaceae), Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae), Euphorbia characias (Euphorbiaceae), Quercus coccifera (Fagaceae), Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae) .^{[3] [4]}

Bibliography

• Carapezza & Mifsud. 2015. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta 7:41
• Cuesta Segura, Baena Ruíz & Mifsud. 2010. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta 3:29
• Dolling. 2006.. Catalogue of Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region 5:35
• Germar. 1817. Reise nach Dalmatien und in das Gebiet von Ragusa 285–28
• Moulet. 1995. Faune de France 81:9, 13, 17, 21, 252–259
• Wachmann, Melber & Deckert. 2007. Wanzen 3:204

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id71434/ Biolib
2. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/848e250f-b5ae-432d-8e7d-f7f30461a284 Fauna europaea
3. http://coreoidea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/SupplTaxonInfo.aspx?SupplTaxonInfoID=2506 Coreoidea Species file
4. Moulet. 1995. Hémiptères Coreoidea, Pyrrhocoridae et Stenocephalidae Euro-Méditerranéens. Faune de France.