Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized. However, the status of the closely
related taxa Planuncus finoti (from Algeria) and Planuncus vinzi
(from France) is currently unclear, they may be conspecific with
Planuncus tingitanus (
Bohn
et al. 2013).
Synonyms
Ectobius perspicillaris tingitanus Bolivar,
1914
Ectobius tingitanus (Bolivar, 1914)
Planuncus tingitanus (Bolivar, 1914)
The genus Planuncus has been erected by Bohn in
Bohn
et al. 2013. The present species is the type species of
Planuncus.
Identification
No information has been entered yet.
Distribution
The present species is originally a southern European and
northern African species that has recently expanded its range
northwards. The first record from Germany dates from 2007 and
meanwhile the species is recorded from Baden-Württemberg,
Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen (
Bohn
et al. 2013;
Pfeifer
2015).
Biology
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