Metopoplax ditomoides is a species of true bug in the family Oxycarenidae.[1][2][3][4] Large numbers have been known to invade buildings near riparian areas during migrations from marshes.< "Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs." 2016. S.H. Dreistadt, J. C. Clark, T. A. Martin, M. L. Flint. University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Oakland: UC ANR Publication 3359, 143.>
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Oxycarenidae |
| Genus: | Metopoplax |
| Species: | M. ditomoides
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| Metopoplax ditomoides (A. Costa, 1847)
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Description
editThere is a dark forebody on this small ground bug, while its forewings are rather contrasting with the dark forebody. Its head, pronotum, and scutellum are densely punctured and covered with short white hairs.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Metopoplax ditomoides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Metopoplax ditomoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Metopoplax ditomoides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Metopoplax ditomoides Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "(Lygaeidae) Metopoplax ditomoides".
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
- Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.
External links
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