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Pangaeus bilineatus
Species
Pangaeus bilineatus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder
Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily
Pentatomoidea
Family
Cydnidae (Burrowing Bugs)
Subfamily
Cydninae
Tribe
Geotomini
Genus
Pangaeus
Species
bilineatus
(Pangaeus bilineatus)
Explanation of Names
Pangaeus bilineatus
(
Say
1825)
Size
5.2-7.8 mm
(
1
)
Identification
blackish cydnid with an impunctate submarginal line along the anterior pronotal margin
Range
e. NA to s. Calif. (QC-SD-CA-FL) / Mex. to Guatemala -
Map
(
1
)
(
2
)
Season
much of the year in the south
Food
Polyphagous; has been collected from cotton, peppers, strawberry, spinach, peanut,
Spartina
,
Desmodium
, oak, peach, and pear
(
1
)
Life Cycle
Adults become active in the spring and lay eggs in the soil. Nymphs are reported as early as mid-May
(
1
)
Remarks
can be quite variable over its range
(
3
)
Parasitized by the strepsipteran
Triozocera
mexicana
Works Cited
1.
The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America
J.E. McPherson. 1982. Southern Illinois University Press.
2.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.
Cydnidae of the Western Hemisphere
Froeschner, R. C. 1960. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 111(3430): 337-680, 13 plates.
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 19 February, 2006 - 9:53am
Additional contributions by
Robin McLeod
,
Bbarnd
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 6 May, 2023 - 9:26am