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Genus Boisea

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Red and Black - Boisea trivittata Firey Red Bug - Boisea trivittata Eastern Boxelder Bug Nymph For Illinois In July - Boisea trivittata Boisea trivittata - Eastern Boxelder Bugs Feeding - Boisea trivittata Little red bugs - Boisea trivittata Red and Black beetle - Boisea trivittata Western Boxelder Bug - Boisea rubrolineata Eastern Boxelder Bug Nymph - Boisea trivittata - Boisea trivittata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Rhopalidae (Scentless Plant Bugs)
Genus Boisea
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
The Western Boxelder Bug (Boisea rubrolineatus) was orginally placed in genus Leptocoris
The Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittatus) was orginally placed in genus Lygaeus, but later moved to Leptocoris, and is listed under Leptocoris on many websites
Numbers
Arnett, p. 258 (1) lists two species for North America.
Nearctica.com lists two species for North America, rubrolineatus and trivittatus.
See Also
Neacoryphus lateralis has similar coloration, but red markings are somewhat different - red stripe at neck but no red edges to wing covers.
Print References
Arnett, p. 258. (1)
Internet References
Ohio State University
Cornell University
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Cotinis on 3 May, 2004 - 9:48am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod
Last updated 23 August, 2008 - 5:39pm

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