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Species Euschistus crassus

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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 Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Pentatominae
Tribe Carpocorini
Genus Euschistus
Species crassus (Euschistus crassus)
Other Common Names
Sandy Stink Bug
Explanation of Names
Euschistus crassus Dallas 1851
crassus (L). 'thick' (1)
Identification

Det. D.B. Thomas, 2017
Range
coastal plains of se US (TX-FL-NC) / Greater Antilles - Map (2)(3)(4)(5), mostly se TX
Habitat
TX spmns from sandy areas, including beaches and river banks (4)
Remarks
Type Locality: Florida
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Revision of the genus Euschistus in Middle America (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatomini)
L.H.Rolston. 1974. Entomologica Americana 48, 1:1-102 .
3.Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States
Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. 1988. Brill Academic Publishers.
4.University of Texas Insect Collection (UTIC)
5.A visual guide for identification of Euschistus spp. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in central Texas
JF Esquivel, RM Anderson, and RE Droleskey. 2009. Southwestern Entomologist 34:485-488. .