Oncopeltus guttaloides

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
Oncopeltus guttaloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Oncopeltus
Species:
O. guttaloides
Binomial name
Oncopeltus guttaloides
Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus guttaloides nymphs

Distribution

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Oncopeltus guttaloides is found in the southern US, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and Santo Domingo[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "species Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964: Lygaeoidea Species File". lygaeoidea.speciesfile.org.
  2. ^ "Oncopeltus guttaloides Slater, 1964". www.gbif.org.
  3. ^ "Oncopeltus guttaloides". iNaturalist.