Scolopostethus pictus (Schilling, 1829)

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.10944015
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC87E9-CB6A-FFC1-FEE5-C198FB31FD23
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Scolopostethus pictus (Schilling, 1829)
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Scolopostethus pictus (Schilling, 1829) View in CoL

MATERIAL. 1 ex., Brest Region, Beryoza District, Peski Village , park, in rotten wood of Acer platanoides living tree, 26.09.2016, S. V. Saluk leg.

NOTES. One of 18 Palearctic species of the genus [ Aukema, Rieger, 1999], six species are recorded in Belarus.

Lives on soil surface and leaf litter in wet places, supposedly suck on fungus hypae and various plant seeds. Overwintering stage imago and nymphs, the latter needs confirmation for Belarus [ Pericart, 1998b].

DISTRIBUTION. Europe: Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, Sweden, Switzerland. North Africa:? Morocco. Asia: Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Russia (West Siberia), Turkey, [ Aukema, Rieger, 1999].