Oxycarenus

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Oxycarenus
Lygaeidae - Oxycarenus lavaterae.JPG
Oxycarenus lavaterae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Oxycarenus
Fieber, 1837

Oxycarenus is a genus of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily .[1] There are approximately fifty-five described species of Oxycarenus, and a number are documented as important crop pests.[2]

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Selected species:

References[]

  1. ^ Cassis, Gerry; Gross, Gordon F., eds. (2000). Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Heteroptera. Pentatomomorpha. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 27.3B. Collingwood, Victoria: Csiro Publishing. pp. 256–260. ISBN 978-0-643-06875-9.
  2. ^ Sweet, Merrill H. II (2000). "Seed and chinch bugs (Lygaeoidea)". In Schaefer, Carl W.; Panizzi, Antônio Ricardo (eds.). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 143–264, pages 197 to 205. ISBN 978-0-8493-0695-2.

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