Pachycoris

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Pachycoris
File:Pachycoris torridus 002.jpg
Pachycoris torridus adults and nymphs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Subfamily: Pachycorinae
Genus: Pachycoris
Burmeister, 1835

Pachycoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae, subfamily Pachycorinae, found in the Americas. The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1835.[1]

Description

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Pachycoris adults often have large bright spots and species generally feed on plants in the Euphorbiaceae, such as Cnidoscolus, Croton, and Jatropha.[2]

Eggs are laid in masses and nymphs are usually gregarious in the early instars. Maternal care has been observed in several species.[2]

Species

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GBIF[3] includes:

  1. Pachycoris aquila Herrich-Schäffer, 1839 (Thunberg, 1783)
  2. Pachycoris burmeisteri Heer, 1864 (Westwood, 1837)
  3. Pachycoris escheri Heer, 1853
  4. Pachycoris fabricii (Burmeister, 1835)
  5. Pachycoris germari Heer, 1853
  6. Pachycoris klugii Burmeister, 1835
  7. Pachycoris lineatus Herrich-Schäffer, 1836
  8. Pachycoris mexicanus Herrich-Schäffer, 1837
  9. Pachycoris obscuratus Herrich-Schäffer, 1838
  10. Pachycoris protogaeus Heer, 1853
  11. Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli, 1772)

References

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  1. ^ Burmeister H (1835) Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band, Besondere Entomologie. Erste Abtheilung, Schnabelkerfe, Rhynchota. Theod. Chr. Friedr. Enslin, Berlin. Vol. 2 (1): i-iv, 1-396.
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  3. ^ GBIF: Pachycoris Burmeister, 1835

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