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Genus Boisea

What bug is this? - Boisea rubrolineata Immature Boxelder? - Boisea trivittata Little red bugs - Boisea trivittata ground bug ( beetle??)) - Boisea rubrolineata West Box Elder Bug - Boisea rubrolineata Eastern Boxelder Bug - Boisea trivittata Boxelder Bugs - Boisea trivittata Red Winged Bug - Boisea rubrolineata
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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