Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 4. (Budapest 1952)
Halászfy, É.: A synopsis of the Heteroptera of Hungary and the neighbouring areas. I. 1. Brachyplatidae; 2. Cydnidae
Legnotus albomarginatus Gz. Black, more or less bronze shining. 3,5—4,5 mm. — On barren, sandy soils, in woods, meadows, grasses, and shrubs. Mainly from stems of Stachys silvatica but also from Artemisia campestris, Teucrium montanum, Clematis recta, Galium and Sinapis species (33, p. 10). Appears early in spring. Literature data : from April to August. In our area till middle of October ; not rare. Found in plains and hills. ! Legnotus picipes Fall. Black. 3,5—4,5 mm. — In dry, sandy, sloping meadows, on grass. Mainly on Galium mollugo, Artemisia campestris, ahd Iuniperus species. From plains to mountains : March — August. Rarer than L, albomarginatus. Legnotus picipes v. fumigatus Costa . Middle of white membrane smoke gray. — July, according to literature. Rare. 7. Sehirus Am. Serv. Oval, generally unshining black, in contrary with blackish violet or bluish metallic Canthophorus species. 6—11 mm. 1. Only membrane yellowish, never white or black, body uniform black... 2 — Membrane white or black 3 2.8—11 mm. Black without bronze lustre.. 5. morio L. — 6—7 mm. Black, with slight metallic shine. . S. luctuosus M. & R. 3. No emargination anteriorly to head. Membrane black, broadly oval... S. ovatus H.-Sch. — Head anteriorly with crescent emargination, membrane white. Elongated oval S. parens M. & R. Sehirus morio L. Oval, antennae brown to dark brown. Loudly stridulating, mainly when disturbed. Sound similar to longicorn beetles'. Its highly developed stridulatory organs hidden under hemielytra. — 8—11 mm, seldom smaller. In barren, sandy areas, fields, meadows, gardens, under grasses. Found principally under dead leaves of Boraginaceae, mainly Borago, Anchusa, Cynoglossum, then Thymus, Erica; in forest borders and also in tree-top strata (34, p. 279—290). — Larvae together with adults. Under grasses or leaves during hibernation. Hibernated adults may be collected from April, seldom from March, to June, larvae from June to August, fresh adults from August till autumn (8, p. 340). Rare ; in plain and hilly country. Called »Mohrenwanze« (Moor Bug) in Germany, while in Hungary the species Eurygaster maurd is called »morpoloska« (Moor Bug). Sehirus luctousus M. & R. Oval, second segment of antenna yellowish red, otherwise brown. On sandy soil, under dead and decaying leaves ; chiefly on roots and under leaves of Verbascum and Artemisia campestris. Injurious to rye. From March to August, in Hungary and neighbouring areas to October. In singles; on plains and hills (in mountains even over 1700 meters, 28, p. 48). Sehirus ovatus H.-Sch. 7,5—9,5 mm. From April to June, on dry sandy places. Known also from the Balcans. Rather rare, in plain and hilly areas. t
