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Species Corimelaena pulicaria

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily Pentatomoidea
Family Thyreocoridae (Ebony Bugs)
Genus Corimelaena
Species pulicaria (Corimelaena pulicaria)
Explanation of Names
Corimelaena pulicaria (Germar, 1839)
Size
2.2-3.5 mm(1)
Identification
Pale stripe of corium extends over cubital vein. Head and pronotum distinctly arched and head with margins emarginate before eyes. (1)
Very similar to the apparently rare C. alpina (the two will be difficult to distinguish from photos)
Range
Widespread.

Southern Canada and New England west to British Columbia, south to Florida and Texas. Also found in Central America. (1)
Habitat
Various plants.
Food
Phytophagus. This species has been found on a wide variety of hosts as summarized by McPherson (1).

Can be quite numerous on goldenrod in summer.
Life Cycle
Overwinters as adults, immatures found in summer.
Remarks
secretions affect the taste of berries on which the bugs feed(2)
Works Cited
1.The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America
J.E. McPherson. 1982. Southern Illinois University Press.
2.An updated synopsis of the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) of Michigan
Swanson D.R. 2012. Great Lakes Entomologist 45: 263-311.