#broad-headed bug

[ayanos-pl]

w moim odawarskim ogródku: osa  (Anterhynchium flavomarginatum) i smyczyk (Riptortus pedestris)

in my garden in Odawara:  a wasp (Anterhynchium flavomarginatum) and a broad-headed bug (Riptortus pedestris)

【庭】フウセンカズラにオオフタオビドロバチ、ホソヘリカメムシ

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

It’s nice to be celebrating November 1st not only as the end of Arachtober (soooo sick of spiders ;-)) but also with BotD hitting 5600 followers!

This is a pair of Lupine Bugs (Megalotomus quinquespinosus) on my pole beans. Never had them in my yard til we started growing beans, I’m sure they were enjoying a feast this summer :-).

[drhoz]

#813 - Melanacanthus scutellaris - Small Brown Bean Bug

A Broad-headed Bug (Fam. Alydidae) and an agricultural pest of beans and other Fabaceae, and native to the Australian mainland - reported from NSW, Queensland, Western Australia and probably the Northern Territory as well. A little over one centimeter in length (not including legs and antennae) with long antennae and a cream stripe along each side, although the stripe  less distinct in the somewhat rounder females.. Males, like this one, also have a prominent pale patch on the scutellum.

Melanacanthus has a short spine on each ´shoulder´ (less pronounced than on Riptortus sp. - the large brown bean bugs), and thickened, spiny hindlegs (thinner than those of Riptortus sp.). The nymphs are dark brown or black and mimic ants.

South Fremantle, Perth

[drhoz]

#451 - Slender Rice Bug

Leptocorisa, probably acuta. An Alydid bug and agricultural pest, as you may have guessed from the name. AKA Paddy Bug. Severe infestations give the ricefields a distinctive smell.

Coolbellup, Perth

[drhoz]

#81 - Broad-headed Bug

Mutusca brevicornis.

Alydid bugs, commonly known as Broad-headed bugs, on account of their head being nearly as wide as their shoulders, are seed feeders. M. brevicornis is common across Australia in long grass, and is a surprisingly good flyer.