Species Details
Phimodera torpida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
Identification6.5- 7.0 mm. In Alberta, species of the genus Phimodera are generally slightly smaller and darker in colour than other scutellerids (excepting Fokkeria producta). P. binotata and P. torpida are characterised by a broad X-shaped pattern on the pronotum and paired pale stripes on the leading edge of the scutellum, just below the pronotal angle. While both species of Phimodera in Alberta are quite similar, P. torpida is only known in the province from one record and is probably less likely to be encountered.
Scientific Name
Phimodera torpida
Identification
6.5- 7.0 mm. In Alberta, species of the genus Phimodera are generally slightly smaller and darker in colour than other scutellerids (excepting Fokkeria producta). P. binotata and P. torpida are characterised by a…
6.5- 7.0 mm. In Alberta, species of the genus Phimodera are generally slightly smaller and darker in colour than other scutellerids (excepting Fokkeria producta). P. binotata and P. torpida are characterised by a broad X-shaped pattern on the pronotum and paired pale stripes on the leading edge of the scutellum, just below the pronotal angle. While both species of Phimodera in Alberta are quite similar, P. torpida is only known in the province from one record and is probably less likely to be encountered.
Life History
No information available.
Diet Info
Phytophagous
Range
In Alberta, there is only one known record of Phimodera torpida, collected in Tilley, near Medicine Hat in August 1940. P. torpida is also found in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Michigan and Utah…
In Alberta, there is only one known record of Phimodera torpida, collected in Tilley, near Medicine Hat in August 1940. P. torpida is also found in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Michigan and Utah (McPherson 1982).
Citation
Page Citation for Phimodera torpida
Page Citation
"Species Details - Phimodera torpida, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2495. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
References
Author
Strickland, E. H.
Title
An annotated list of the Hemiptera (s.l.) of Alberta
Publication Date
1953
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
85
Pages
193-214
Author
Froeschner, R. C.
Title
Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States.
Publication Date
1988
Author
Maw, H. E. L., Footit, R. G., Hamilton, K. G. A. and Scudder, G. G. E.
Title
Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska
Publication Date
2000
Pages
220 p.
Author
McPherson, J. E.
Title
The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America, with emphasis on the fauna of Illinois
Publication Date
1982
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
UASM1287 - Phimodera torpida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tilley
Collected ByCarr, J.L.
Date Collected1940-08-16