Oncopeltus sanguinolentus

Oncopeltus sanguinolentus, the blood-colored milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The species name is sometimes misspelled with an extra "e", as sanguineolentus.[1][2][3]

Oncopeltus sanguinolentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Oncopeltus
Species:
O. sanguinolentus
Binomial name
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus
Van Duzee, 1914
Synonyms

Oncopeltus sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914

References

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  1. ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "species Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ "Oncopeltus sanguineolentus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN 978-0-913-424-16-2.