Specimen image via iDigBio
Loxa
Sign in to saveLoxa is an insect genus in the large family of shield bugs. It occurs primarily in Central America and Mexico, but is also found in Texas, Florida and South America. While Loxa is a genus of the tribe Pentatomini, its species are similar in many respects to those in the Chlorocorini, specifically the genera: Chlorocoris Spinola, Chloropepla Stål, Mayrinia Horvath and Fecelia Stål. Some species of Loxa are minor crop pests, for example Loxa deducta.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 108
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Collections
- IFIT-CP, MHNCA, USNM, BYU, CMNH, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Cuba, United States, Peru, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panamá, Bahamas
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pentatomini
- Image
- Loxa viridis.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- taxon name
- Loxa
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Loxa
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
1 sectionsContents
- References
Loxa is an insect genus in the large family of shield bugs. It occurs primarily in Central America and Mexico, but is also found in Texas, Florida and South America. While Loxa is a genus of the tribe Pentatomini, its species are similar in many respects to those in the Chlorocorini, specifically the genera: Chlorocoris Spinola, Chloropepla Stål, Mayrinia Horvath and Fecelia Stål. Some species of Loxa are minor crop pests, for example Loxa deducta.
Species include: Loxa deducta Loxa flavicollis Loxa haematica Loxa peruviensis Loxa planiceps Loxa virescens Loxa viridis
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loxa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.