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Species Chariesterus balli

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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 Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)
Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)
Subfamily Coreinae
Tribe Chariesterini
Genus Chariesterus
Species balli (Chariesterus balli)
Explanation of Names
Chariesterus balli Fracker 1919
Size
~13 mm(1)
Identification
flaring, multispinose humeri are diagnostic
Range
s. CA to nw Mex. - Map (1)(2)(3)
Remarks
Type Locality: Carbazon, California
Print References
Ruckes, H. 1955. The genus Chariesterus de Laporte (Heteroptera, Coreidae). American Museum Novitates 1721: 1-16. (1)
Works Cited
1.The genus Chariesterus de Laporte (Heteroptera, Coreidae)
Ruckes H. 1955. American Museum Novitates 1721: 1-16.
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)