Stilt Bugs

Allindelille Fredskov, Denmark

Camra: Moticam 5 Sur stromicroscope Motic K400Punaise de la famille des BerytidsRcolt le 7 juillet 2012 Sorel-Tracy (MRC Pierre-De Saurel), Qubec, CanadaIdentifi par J.-F. Roch en 2014

Jalysus species on a cultivated native aster in my garden. Length is circa 7-9 mm. I don't see these very often, and they are a bit hard to identify to genus, even. (Another shot of this one, not posted, shows the distinctive groove associated with the scent gland on the side of the thorax indicating this genus--see BugGuide for details of the character, if interested.) There are supposed to be two species in my area, J. spinosus and J. J. wickhami, and they are likely not separable from photographs--one needs some detailed microscopy.

(CC BY-NC 3.0) Attribution: The Natural History Museum. Photograph: Tristan Bantock

Haugh Wood. Herefordshire. SO589371

A pair of stilt bugs, Bertylidae, upon a wilted bloom of Datura wrightii. Pronotacantha annulata. These bugs are occasional pests of tobacco and cultivated tomatoes. They seem to prefer plants with sticky pubescence.

Longitude (deg): -0.9. Latitude (deg): 51.5. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 40' N. Vice county name: Oxon. Vice county no.: 23. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Hazel leaf. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Background: grey background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: Facing to top. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

Allindelille Fredskov, Denmark

Haugh Wood. Herefordshire. SO589371

Longitude (deg): -0.9. Latitude (deg): 51.5. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 40' N. Vice county name: Oxon. Vice county no.: 23. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Hazel leaf. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Background: grey background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

Nørreskov, Bjæverskov, Køge, Denmark

Longitude (deg): -0.9. Latitude (deg): 51.5. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 40' N. Vice county name: Oxon. Vice county no.: 23. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Hazel leaf. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Background: grey background. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.3. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Circaea lutetiana. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Enchanter's Nightshade. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 16.383. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.3. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Circaea lutetiana. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Enchanter's Nightshade. Category: macro-photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.