Graptostethus servus
Graptostethus servus, Malaysia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Subfamily: Lygaeinae
Genus: Graptostethus
Species:
G. servus
Binomial name
Graptostethus servus
Fabricius, 1787

Graptostethus servus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and in the Pacific region.[1][2] Larvae are grey and are prey items for chickens.[3]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Graptostethus servus:

  • Graptostethus servus conjunctus Stichel, 1958
  • Graptostethus servus insularis Stichel, 1958
  • Graptostethus servus maculicollis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850)
  • Graptostethus servus pacificus Stichel, 1958
  • Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Graptostethus servus stali Stichel, 1958

References

  1. "Graptostethus servus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "species Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. Gamberale-Stille, Gabriella; Tullberg, Birgitta S. (September 1999). "Experienced chicks show biased avoidance of stronger signals: an experiment with natural colour variation in live aposematic prey". Evolutionary Ecology. 13 (6): 579–589. doi:10.1023/A:1006741626575.


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