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Apidaurus conspersus
Species
Apidaurus conspersus
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
Alydidae (Broad-headed Bugs)
Subfamily
Alydinae
Genus
Apidaurus
Species
conspersus
(Apidaurus conspersus)
Explanation of Names
Apidaurus conspersus
Stål, 1870
conspersus
(L). 'spotted, speckled'
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Numbers
1 sp. n. of Mex.
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Range
southmost TX (Cameron & Hidalgo Cos.) to s. Brazil -
Map
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Print References
Schaefer, C.W., & J.C. Schaffner. 2003. A revision of
Apidaurus
(Hemiptera: Alydidae: Alydinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 96(5): 615-624.
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Works Cited
1.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.
A revision of Apidaurus (Hemiptera: Alydidae: Alydinae)
C.W. Schaefer & J.C. Schaffner. 2003. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 96(5):615-624.
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Contributed by
Mike Quinn
on 30 December, 2013 - 9:29am
Last updated 22 March, 2023 - 5:46am