Gelastocoris oculatus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Gelastocoridae |
Genus: | Gelastocoris |
Species: | G. oculatus
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Binomial name | |
Gelastocoris oculatus (Fabricius, 1798)
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Gelastocoris oculatus, the big-eyed toad bug, is a species of toad bug in the family Gelastocoridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]
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Big-eyed toad bug, Gelastocoris oculatus
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Big-eyed toad bug, Gelastocoris oculatus
Subspecies[]
These two subspecies belong to the species Gelastocoris oculatus:
- Gelastocoris oculatus oculatus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Gelastocoris oculatus variegatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
References[]
- ^ a b "Gelastocoris oculatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Gelastocoris oculatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Gelastocoris oculatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading[]
- Todd, Edward L. (1955). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Family Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera)". The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 37 (11): 277–475. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1590.
External links[]
Media related to Gelastocoris oculatus at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Insects described in 1798
- Gelastocoridae
- Nepomorpha stubs