Taphropeltus contractus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)

Lukashuk, A. O. & Saluk, S. V., 2021, New and rare for the Belarusian fauna True Bug species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the parks of Brest Region, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (1), pp. 16-19 : 18

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15298/rusentj.30.1.03
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10944017
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC87E9-CB6A-FFC1-FCD6-C4C4FB6DFB2F
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Taphropeltus contractus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
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Taphropeltus contractus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835) View in CoL

MATERIAL. 1 ex., Brest Region, Kobrin District, Peski Village, park, Molochewszczina Valley , in rotten stump of Carpinus betulus . S. V. Saluk leg.

NOTES. One of six Palearctic species of the genus [ Aukema, Rieger, 2001], the only species known in Belarus. Recorded for Belarus for the first time.

Plant-eating polyphage inhabiting soil surface, leaf litter, moss cover, suck on various plant seeds. Overwintering stage imago [ Pericart, 1998b].

DISTRIBUTION. Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria,! Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy,? Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (South European part), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, Sweden, Switzerland. North Africa: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Asia: Azerbaijan, Turkey [Aukema, Riger, 2001].