Oncopeltus guttaloides is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in the southern Central America and the southern United States.[1][2] Like other species of Oncopeltus, their nymphs are gregarious and can be found in large clusters on host plants.[3]
Oncopeltus guttaloides | |
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Oncopeltus guttaloides | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Lygaeidae |
Genus: | Oncopeltus |
Species: | O. guttaloides
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Binomial name | |
Oncopeltus guttaloides Slater, 1964
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Distribution
editOncopeltus guttaloides is found in the southern US, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and Santo Domingo[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "species Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964: Lygaeoidea Species File". lygaeoidea.speciesfile.org.
- ^ "Oncopeltus guttaloides Slater, 1964". www.gbif.org.
- ^ "Oncopeltus guttaloides". iNaturalist.