Graphosoma semipunctatum

Graphosoma semipunctatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Genus:	Graphosoma
Species:	G. semipunctatum
Binomial name
	Graphosoma semipunctatum; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	List Cimex semipunctatus Fabricius, 1775; Graphosoma wilsoni White, 1839; Scutellera semipunctata v. persica Ferrari, 1874; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. decipiens Ferrari, 1892; Graphosoma creticum Horváth, 1909; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. anceps Horváth, 1909; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. subaequale Horváth, 1909; Graphosoma creticum v. hemistictum Horváth, 1909; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. furciferum Royer, 1909; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. melanicum Bergevin, 1909; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. pallidum Bergevin, 1909; Graphosoma semipunctatum v. incompletum Fuente, 1918; Graphosoma semipunctatum ab. uniseriatum Fuente, 1925; Graphosoma semipunctatum f. balcanica Hoberlandt, 1939; Graphosoma semipunctatum f. confluens Hoberlandt, 1939; Graphosoma semipunctatum f. confuta Hoberlandt, 1939; Graphosoma semipunctatum f. contexta Hoberlandt, 1939;

Graphosoma semipunctatum is a species of true bug living exclusively in the Mediterranean region. The form living on the island of Crete has sometimes been given the name G. creticum.

It is very close to Graphosoma italicum. It can be distinguished from G. italicum by black dots along the pronotum instead of lines, and the mostly orange legs.

They are found abundantly on plants in the family Apiaceae. Its red color serves to warn its predators that it is not palatable.¹

References

M. Chinery, Insectes de France et d'Europe méridionale, Flammarion, 2005

[1] M. Chinery, Insectes de France et d'Europe méridionale, Flammarion, 2005

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