Species Oncopeltus aulicus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Works Cited

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 Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs)

Subfamily Lygaeinae

Genus Oncopeltus

No Taxon (subgenus Erythrischius)

Species aulicus (Oncopeltus aulicus)

Explanation of Names

Oncopeltus aulicus (Fabricius 1775)

Identification

membrane with a white mark just basad of center(1)

Range

W. Indies; Mexico to Brazil(2); FL (BG data)

Works Cited

1.	A Genus Level Revision of Western Hemisphere Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) with Keys to Species Alex Slater. 1992. University of Kansas Science Bulletin.

2.	Dellapé P.M., Henry T.J. (2016‒) Lygaeoidea species file

Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 25 January, 2023 - 7:16pm
Additional contributions by v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 31 May, 2025 - 11:11am

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