Genus Halticotoma

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers

thousands of bugs on yucca filamentosa - Halticotoma valida

Species Halticotoma valida - Yucca plant bug - Halticotoma valida

Yucca Plant Bugs - Halticotoma valida - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

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

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Subfamily Bryocorinae

Genus Halticotoma

Explanation of Names

Author of genus: Townsend, 1892.

Numbers

Nearctica lists 5 species.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 22 November, 2005 - 3:17pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 10:45am

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