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

3,5 mm. — In sandy areas. According to Mancini (28, p. 48) in plain terrains. Lives dug m sand. Guide observed it (8, p. 338^9) frequently together with A. nigritus but in smaller numbers. In hot weather it runs about on sand : the wind blows it together in depressions Prefers roots of Polygonum convolvulus and Centaurea. In April—May. Literature data : from March to June (in greatest numbers), and from August to October. Rare. In plains and hills 8 7 Fig. 1. Head of Canthophorus bicolor L. — Fig. 2. Head'^of Canthophorus sexmaculatus Ramb. — Fig. 3. Head of Stibaropus henket Jak. — Fig. 4. Head of Ochetosthetus nanus H. Sch. — Fig. 5. Abdomen of female Coptosoma scutellata Geoffr. — Fig. 6. Abdomen of male Coptosoma scutellata Geoffr. — Fig. 7. Anterior tibia of Stibaropus henkei Jak. — Fig. 8. Byrsinus fossor M. &. R. — Drawings by Mrs. E. K a k a s s. Aethus nigritus F. Shiny brown to black. Margins of yellowish-red head recurving. On margins of pronotum light flat narrow margin. Scutellum darker than elytrae. Glavus and legs yellowish-red. Hairy pores on both sides of body. 4—5 mm. — Freshly moulted specimens yellowish brown and unshiny, later dark and finally black and shiny. — Color of larvae pale brown, abdomen creamy. Transverse light brown streaks dorsally, light brown spots at ends of segments. — Adults run about on barren grounds, in sandy places, fields, and paths. Abundant in sandy ditches, digging under fallen leaves or under plants hanging down from sandy ledges. Also under grasses and, most frequently, on roots of Artemisia campestris. To be found also on Calluna and Achillea. According to G u 1 d e (8, p. 338), from April to June, then in autumn. In our area in July and August, too. Hibernating. Frequent, widely spread ; in plain and hilly areas.