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| Gonocerus acuteangulatus Box Bug Family: Coreidae A relatively large reddish-brown squashbug, distinguished from the commoner Coreus marginatus by the narrower abdomen and more pointed lateral extremities of the pronotum. Nymphs have a green abdomen. Historically very rare (RBD1) and known only from Box Hill in Surrey, where it feeds on Box trees, this bug is expanding its range and now occurs widely in the south-east of England and beyond. It is exploiting different foodplants, and has been found on hawthorn, buckthorn, yew and plum trees. Adult: All year Length 11-14 mm  |
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| Adult: Surrey (April 2010) ©Tristan Bantock |
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| Adult: Box Hill, Surrey (September 2007) ©Tristan Bantock |
Adult: north London (November 2008) ©Tristan Bantock |
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| Adult: Box Hill, Surrey (September 2007) ©Tristan Bantock |
Adult: Essex (September 2009) ©Stuart Read |
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| Early instar nymph: south London (July 2009) ©Tristan Bantock |
Late instar nymph: west London (July 2009) ©Julian Oliver |