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Phlegyas annulicrus
Species
Phlegyas annulicrus
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
Pachygronthidae
Genus
Phlegyas
Species
annulicrus
(Phlegyas annulicrus)
Explanation of Names
Phlegyas annulicrus
Stål 1869
Identification
A2 ≒ 2.5 × A1 and A2 ≥ 1.20-1.28 × A3.
Compared with
abbreviatus
, generally much paler, giving a dull straw yellow impression and darker markings usually dark reddish rather than black.
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Range
mostly CA-FL-NJ plus a few interior records -
Map
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Works Cited
1.
The Lygaeidae of Florida (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae).
Slater & Baranowski. 1990. Florida Dept. of Ag. and Consumer Services, Gainesville. xv + 211 pp.
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.
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
v belov
on 23 April, 2009 - 5:31am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
onegunah
Last updated 21 May, 2019 - 5:46pm