Geotomus punctulatus Cornish Shieldbug
Family: Cydnidae
A
small black shieldbug which has sparse long hairs around the margins of
the head, pronotum and forewings. There are often reddish markings on
the corium and rear margin of the pronotum.
Associated with Ladies Bedstraw Galium verum growing in low sand dunes, this is an extremely rare species in Britain and confined to a single locality, Sennen Cove in Cornwall.
Adult: All year
Length 3.5-4.5 mm

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Adult: Cornwall (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: Cornwall (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Adult: Jersey (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
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Late instar nymph: Jersey (August 2010) ©Tim Ransom
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Late instar nymph: Cornwall (August 2010) ©Joe Botting
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