Oxycarenus
| Oxycarenus | |
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| Oxycarenus lavaterae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxycareninae |
| Genus: | Oxycarenus Fieber, 1837 |
Oxycarenus is a genus of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae.[1] There are approximately fifty-five described species of Oxycarenus, and a number are documented as important crop pests.[2]
Species[edit]
Selected species:
- Oxycarenus bicolor
- Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (A. Costa, 1843), cotton pest
- Oxycarenus laetus Kirby
- Oxycarenus lavaterae (Fabricius, 1787)
- Oxycarenus longiceps Wagner, 1955
- Oxycarenus lugubris
- Oxycarenus modestus (Fallén, 1829)
- Oxycarenus pallens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
References[edit]
- ^ Cassis, Gerry; Gross, Gordon F., eds. (2000). Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Heteroptera. Pentatomomorpha. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 27.3B. Collingwood, Victoria: Csiro Publishing. pp. 256–260. ISBN 978-0-643-06875-9.
- ^ Sweet, Merrill H. II (2000). "Seed and chinch bugs (Lygaeoidea)". In Schaefer, Carl W.; Panizzi, Antônio Ricardo (eds.). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 143–264, pages 197 to 205. ISBN 978-0-8493-0695-2.
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