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Oxycarenus
Sign in to saveOxycarenus is a genus of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. There are approximately fifty-five described species of Oxycarenus, and a number are documented as important crop pests.
Species
Lime seed bug
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyOxycarenidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 129
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Oxycarenidae
- Collections
- DCH, SAM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Ethiopia, Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Oxycarenidae
- Image
- Lygaeidae - Oxycarenus lavaterae.JPG
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Oxycarenus is a genus of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. There are approximately fifty-five described species of Oxycarenus, and a number are documented as important crop pests.
==Species== 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)
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