Shieldbug nymph?

[Gerel]

When I saw this I thought it would be easy to ID, looks like a shieldbug nymph but I haven't been able to find any that are entirely black. It was in mixed annuals and grasses in a meadow and was approx 5mm.

[asheleaf]

I think you'll find this is Picromerus bidens - Spiny Shieldbug. If you look closely at the abdomen you'll see its a very dark reddish colour typical of P. bidens nymphs.

Ashe

[Gerel]

Cheers Ashe,

I did consider P. bidens, but was put off because all the images I could find were far more obviously red on the abdomen.

Steve