Orthocephalus coriaceus
Length 4 to 5 mm. The two Orthocephalus species are very dark and rather squat plant bugs in which the hind tibiae are modified for jumping. The antennae are entirely black. This species is distinguished from the similar O. saltator by the entirely dark hind tibiae. In males the corium is inwardly yellowish; macropterous and brachypterous forms of both sexes occur.
Orthocephalus saltator.
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Found in a variety of grassland habitats.
Adult: June to September.
Widespread but locally distributed throughout the UK.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
15 June 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Miridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 15/06/2020 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 15/06/2020 (Skevington, Mark)
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