- Coptosoma scutellatum
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Coptosoma scutellatum 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Suborder: Heteroptera Infraorder: Pentatomorpha Superfamily: Pentatomoidea Family: Plataspididae Subfamily: Plataspidinae Genus: Coptosoma Species: C. scutellatum Binomial name Coptosoma scutellatum
(Geoffroy, 1785)Coptosoma scutellatum is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Plataspididae, subfamily Plataspidinae.
Size is about 4-5 mm. Scutellum covers the abdomen and tarsus is bipartite.
It is found in most Europe. It is one of the four european species of Coptosoma, most of other being restricted to Asia and Ethiopia.
References
- Vilimova J., 2004 - Family Plataspididae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
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