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Heterogaster
Sign in to saveHeterogaster is a genus of seed bugs in the family Heterogastridae. There are about 11 species, nine of the Old World, and two of the New World.
Species
Nettle ground bug
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyHeterogastridae
Observations2,430
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 79
- Family
- Heterogastridae
- Collections
- MNHN, TAMU, OSAC
- Recorded in
- France, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Heterogastridae
- Image
- Heterogaster urticae01.jpg
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Heterogaster is a genus of seed bugs in the family Heterogastridae. There are about 11 species, nine of the Old World, and two of the New World.
== Species == Heterogaster includes the species: Heterogaster affinis Heterogaster artemisiae Heterogaster behrensii Heterogaster flavicosta Heterogaster urticae (Fabricius, 1775) - the "Nettle Ground Bug"
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