Molipteryx fuliginosa explained

Molipteryx fuliginosa is a species of squash bugs belonging to the subfamily Coreinae.

Distribution

This species is present in Japan and Southeastern Russia.^{[1] [2]}

Reproduction

After overwintering, female adults copulate multiple times from May thru August, laying between 21 and 36 eggs over multiple oviposition events. Eggs are laid both on host plants in the families Rosaceae and Asteraceae (on which nymphs can feed) and on other substrates, such as the ground.^[3] Eggs develop into adults over a timespan of 80 to 117 days depending on air temperature, passing through five instars.^[4]

Agricultural Impact

In Southeast Russia, M. fuliginosa can damage red raspberry crops through feeding on the sap and fruit of these plants.

Notes and References

1. https://www.gbif.org/species/125081256 GBIF
2. Канюкова . Елена Владимировна . Маркова . Татьяна Олеговна . Маслов . Михаил Вениаминович . 2023-04-11 . Leaf-footed bugs (Heteroptera, Coreidae) damaging red raspberry in the south of Primorsky Krai . Амурский зоологический журнал . en . 15 . 2 . 231–243 . 10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-2-231-243 . 2686-9519.
3. Markova . T. O. . Maslov . M. V. . Kanyukova . E. V. . Repsh . N. V. . 2018-02-03 . Reproductive Behavior of the Bug Molipteryx fuliginosa Uhler (Heteroptera, Coreidae) in the South of the Russian Far East . Амурский зоологический журнал . en . 97 . 9 . 1227–1233 . 10.1134/S0013873817090044 . 0013-8738.
4. Markova . T. O. . Kanyukova . E. V. . Maslov . M. V. . 2022-06-22 . Phenology of Molipteryx fuliginosa (Uhler) (Heteroptera, Coreidae) in the South of the Russian Far East . Entomological Review . en . 102 . 1 . 63–70 . 10.1134/S0013873822010055 . 0013-8738.