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Eremocoris podagricus
Family: Lygaeidae

 Eremocoris are medium-sized ground bugs which have rather reddish-brown forewings and a pair of semicircular white spots on the membrane, adjacent to the cuneus.

E. podagricus has two large and several smaller spines on the front femora (see below) and erect tibial hairs (~tibial width). It is very similar to E. plebejus, which has longer tibial hairs (2X tibial width). In E. abietus and the extremely rare E. fenestratus, the femora bear a single spine only.

Unlike other members of the genus, this is a southern species, found locally in chalky and sandy areas across central and southern England.

 Adult: All year
 Length 5.0-6.5 mm

 		Eremocoris podagricus
Adult: south London (October 2007) ©Toby Barton
Eremocoris podagricus Eremocoris podagricus
Adult: Herts (May 2009) ©Phil Warner
 Adult: south London (October 2007) ©Toby Barton