Genus Largus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · See Also · Works Cited

Squash bugs, I presume. What species? - Largus - male - female

Lousy Largus Nymphs - Early Instar - Largus californicus

Assassin bug or something else? - Largus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea

Family Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs)

Genus Largus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

genus under revision

Explanation of Names

Largus Hahn 1831

Numbers

12 spp. in our area(1) (may not reflect the actual number)

Range

across the US; L. succinctus widespread east of the Rockies, L. cinctus is common in sw. US to OR-CO(1)

See Also

Dysdercus

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Cotinis on 4 May, 2004 - 5:01am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 15 April, 2012 - 10:02pm

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