Species Details

Euschistus servus euschistoides

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Common NameBrown Stink Bug SeasonalityOccurs from June to late September. IdentificationBody is oval with the underside being slightly concavr and the abdomen narrow. Entire dorsal side grayish yellow with dark brownish-gray punctures becoming denser at the edges of the pronotum. The last two antennal segments (fourth and fifth) are darker in colour. The ventral surface usually has a pinkish tinge. Cheeks large passing the clypeus in length and more pointed. The humeral angles of the pronotum are rounded. Length 12-14 mm and width 7-8.5 mm (Blatchley 1926).

Scientific Name Euschistus servus euschistoides Common Name Brown Stink Bug Habitat Fields and grasslands. Seasonality Occurs from June to late September. Identification
Body is oval with the underside being slightly concavr and the abdomen narrow. Entire dorsal side grayish yellow with dark brownish-gray punctures becoming denser at the edges of the pronotum. The last two antennal…
Body is oval with the underside being slightly concavr and the abdomen narrow. Entire dorsal side grayish yellow with dark brownish-gray punctures becoming denser at the edges of the pronotum. The last two antennal segments (fourth and fifth) are darker in colour. The ventral surface usually has a pinkish tinge. Cheeks large passing the clypeus in length and more pointed. The humeral angles of the pronotum are rounded. Length 12-14 mm and width 7-8.5 mm (Blatchley 1926).
Life History The eggs are usually laid in groups of 14 and are kettle-shaped (Munyaneza and McPherson 1994). This subspecies is bivoltine, has five larval instars and overwinters in the adult stage (McPherson 1982) Conservation Not at risk. Diet Info
Euschistus s. euschistiodes occurs on many different host plants: grains, fruits, flowers, grasses and trees (McPherson 1982). Under lab conditions this subspecies was observed feeding on the larvae of the cabbage…
Euschistus s. euschistiodes occurs on many different host plants: grains, fruits, flowers, grasses and trees (McPherson 1982). Under lab conditions this subspecies was observed feeding on the larvae of the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae (Culliney 1985). Thought to attack the larvae of the mountain-ash sawfly (McPherson 1982).
Range
This subspecies is known across all of southern Canada and the northern United States (McPherson 1982). It is known from the northern part of the continent, whereas the other subspecies within Euschistus is known from…
This subspecies is known across all of southern Canada and the northern United States (McPherson 1982). It is known from the northern part of the continent, whereas the other subspecies within Euschistus is known from the south (Panizzi et al. 2000).

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"Species Details - Euschistus servus euschistoides, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5908. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Jamison, T.
Role species page author
Date 2005

References

Specimen Information

There are 26 specimens of this Species.

26 results plotted on map in 12 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM74043 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySalt, R. W. Date Collected1941-06-18

UASM74061 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Ottawa Collected ByBaker, G. Date Collected1976-09

UASM74062 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySalt, R. W. Date Collected1930-09-20

UASM74063 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySalt, R. W. Date Collected1930-06-18

UASM74064 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySalt, R. W. Date Collected1941-06-18

UASM74065 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySalt, R. W. Date Collected1941-06-18

UASM74066 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Nebraska, Lancaster county, Lincoln Collected ByBryant, O. Date Collected1923-11-12

UASM74067 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySalt, R. W. Date Collected1942-09-04

UASM74068 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByMason, R. M. Date Collected1941-08-08

UASM74069 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Date Collected1939-09-05

UASM74070 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge

UASM74071 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Aweme Collected ByCriddle, N. Date Collected1920-06-24

UASM74072 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge

UASM74075 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, Milk River

UASM74076 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Nebraska, Sarpy county Collected ByBryant, O. Date Collected1923-10-27

UASM74077 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat

UASM74078 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Hemmingford Collected ByBeaulne, J. I. Date Collected1916-08-29

UASM74079 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Nebraska, Lancaster county, Lincoln Date Collected1923-12-06

UASM74080 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Illinois, Alexander county, Olive Branch Collected ByBryant, O. Date Collected1923-09-05

UASM74081 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByT. D. Date Collected1943-07-09

UASM74082 - Euschistus servus euschistoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Trenton Collected ByEvans Date Collected1904-06-19

Adult Seasonal Distribution