Drymus pumilio

Drymus pumilio

Description

Drymus pumilio is a particularly small, dull brown species, length 2.5-3mm. Small tooth on front femur; tibiae with hairs shorter than width of tibia; pronotum black anteriorly, brown posteriorly; forewings usually at least as long as the abdomen. 

Similar Species

Other Lygaeids, especially Stygnocoris fuligineus, but this has a uniform series of fine erect spines at right angles to the
ventral face of the femur, c.f. a tooth.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Detailed photos and measurements required. 

Habitat

Chalk grassland, but also from wet grasslands and fens.

When to see it

All year. 

UK Status

Found locally across southern and central England and parts of south Wales.  (Nationally scarce NS (Nb) - ref. UK Heteroptera checklist 2021)

VC55 Status

Not often recorded. 

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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All NatureSpot records