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Genus Chariesterus

bug with hearts on antennae - Chariesterus antennator

Unidentified insect 0703202001 - Chariesterus antennator

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 Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)

Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Subfamily Coreinae

Tribe Chariesterini

Genus Chariesterus

Explanation of Names

Chariesterus Laporte 1833

Numbers

4 spp. in our area, 12 total(1)(2)

Identification

key to spp. in (1)

Range

essentially neotropical genus, with 1 sp. ranging far north into the US and 3 spp. ranging into s.TX or s.CA(1)

Works Cited

1.	The genus Chariesterus de Laporte (Heteroptera, Coreidae) Ruckes H. 1955. American Museum Novitates 1721: 1-16.

2.	Livermore L.J.R., Lemaître V.A., Dolling W.R., Webb M.D. Coreoidea species file online. Version 5.0

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 13 June, 2005 - 6:54pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 27 July, 2023 - 8:28pm

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