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Drymus ryei
Family: Lygaeidae

 This genus has a distinctively-shaped pronotum and the front femur has one large tooth and several small ones (although Eremocoris and some others are similar).

In D. sylvaticus and D. ryei the scutellum and pronotum are entirely black and the puncturation of the anterior and posterior regions of the pronotum is very similar. The legs lack long hairs. The species is best distinguished from D. sylvaticus by the uniformly dark forewings and blackish  membrane. The wings are also usually slightly shorter than the abdomen (brachypterous).

Found widely but less commonly than D. sylvaticus in broadly similar habitats.

Compare: D. sylvaticus, D. brunneus

Adult: All year
Length 4-5 mm
 Drymus ryei
Adult: north London (April 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Drymus ryei Drymus ryei
Adult: west Wales (May 2009) ©Joe Botting

 		Adult: Berks (October 2008) ©Jonathan Michaelson
Drymus ryei Drymus ryei
Adult: Surrey (October 2009) ©Tristan Bantock

 Adult: Surrey (October 2009) ©Tristan Bantock