Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes Zetterstedt, 1821

Della Rocca, Francesca, Stefanelli, Silvia, Cardarelli, Elisa, Bogliani, Giuseppe & Bracco, Francesco, 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of the arthropods community inhabiting the winter-flooded meadows (marcite) of northern Italy, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 57889-57889 : 57889

Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes Zetterstedt, 1821

Ecological interactions

Conservation status

Least Concern for European assessment ( Hochkirch et al. 2016).

Distribution

Wide distribution, from Europe and North Africa ( Fontana et al. 2002). In Italy, it is widespread over the whole country (Sicily and Sardinia included) ( Iorio et al. 2019, Massa et al. 2012).

Notes

It lives from the sea level to 2300 m in the mountains, in grasslands, wasteland, forest clearings, urban and agricultural habitats. This species has two generations in one year and can be found from May to November. It is one of the few species living in the Padanian Plain, in cultivated fields, too ( Fontana et al. 2002, Massa et al. 2012).