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Amnestus pusillus
Species
Amnestus pusillus
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)
Genus
Amnestus
Species
pusillus
(Amnestus pusillus)
Explanation of Names
Amnestus pusillus
Uhler 1876
Size
2.1-2.7 mm
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Identification
Each juga with 4 pegs or spines (sometimes one with 5, but not both). Males have a long spine on the hind femur and females have a median glabrous area on the abdomen.
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Range
transcontinental (QC-ON-ND-OR to VA-LA-CA & Mexico)
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Life Cycle
Overwinters as adults
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Works Cited
1.
The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America
J.E. McPherson. 1982. Southern Illinois University Press.
2.
The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of North Dakota I: Pentatomomorpha: Pentatomoidea
Rider D.A. 2012. Great Lakes Entomologist 45: 312-380.
Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 28 June, 2007 - 9:49pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 12 September, 2019 - 3:20pm