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Squash Bugs (Anasa)
Genus
Anasa
- Squash Bugs
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family
Coreidae (Leaffooted Bugs)
Genus
Anasa
(Squash Bugs)
Numbers
Nearctica lists six species. Arnett
(
1
)
agrees and says two species,
A. armigera
and
A. tristis
, are very common.
Internet References
University of Florida
Works Cited
1.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by
Eric R. Eaton
on 28 October, 2005 - 1:29pm
Additional contributions by
Hannah Nendick-Mason
,
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 31 July, 2006 - 6:52pm