Graptostethus servus explained

Graptostethus servus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and in the Pacific region. Larvae are grey and are prey items for chickens.^[1]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Graptostethus servus:

• Graptostethus servus conjunctus Stichel, 1958
• Graptostethus servus insularis Stichel, 1958
• Graptostethus servus maculicollis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850)
• Graptostethus servus pacificus Stichel, 1958
• Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Graptostethus servus stali Stichel, 1958

Notes and References

1. Gamberale-Stille . Gabriella . Tullberg . Birgitta S. . Experienced chicks show biased avoidance of stronger signals: an experiment with natural colour variation in live aposematic prey . Evolutionary Ecology . September 1999 . 13 . 6 . 579–589 . 10.1023/A:1006741626575.