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Neottiglossa pusilla Family: Pentatomidae This small shieldbug is pale brown, with paler margins to the pronotum and abdomen, and a pale central stripe across the pronotum and scutellum. The short head is rather flattened at the front. The larvae, which are yellow-ochreous with black dorsal bands, feed on meadow grass (Poa sp) and are found in mid-summer. The new generation of adults is complete by August. Relatively scarce and locally distributed across southern England. This species is rarer than Aelia acuminata and usually prefers damper habitats. Compare: Sciocoris cursitans, Aelia acuminata Adult: All year Length 4-4.5 mm
	Adult: Surrey (August 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
Adult: Cambs (June 2007) ©Stuart Read	Adult: Sussex (June 2006) ©Stuart Read
Adult: north London (Sptember 2008) ©Tristan Bantock	Adult: Dorset (August 2008) ©Mark Dunkling