Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Lygaeoidea » Big-eyed Bugs (Geocoridae) » Isthmocoris » Isthmocoris piceus

Species Isthmocoris piceus

Geocoris uliginosus? - Isthmocoris piceus

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 Lygaeoidea

Family Geocoridae (Big-eyed Bugs)

Genus Isthmocoris

Species piceus (Isthmocoris piceus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Isthmocoris piceus (Say)

Orig. Comb: Salda picea Say, 1832

Explanation of Names

picea (L). 'pitch black' (1)

Range

ne US to KS - Map (2)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

2.	Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. 1988. Brill Academic Publishers.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 May, 2007 - 5:46pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 22 February, 2023 - 4:25pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: