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Deraeocoris
Genus
Deraeocoris
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
Cimicomorpha
Superfamily
Miroidea
Family
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Subfamily
Deraeocorinae
Tribe
Deraeocorini
Genus
Deraeocoris
Explanation of Names
Deraeocoris
Kirschbaum 1856
'collared bug'
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1
)
Numbers
64 spp. in our area, >200 total
(
2
)
Identification
see
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3
)
Remarks
Some species are used as pest controls
Works Cited
1.
Composition of scientific words
Brown R.W. 1956. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 882 pp.
2.
Schuh, R.T. 2002-2013. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
3.
Monograph of the North American species of Deraeocoris (Heteroptera, Miridae)
Knight H.H. 1921. U. Minn. Agric. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bull. 1: 210 pp.
Contributed by
tom murray
on 8 December, 2006 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
v belov
,
onegunah
Last updated 26 March, 2024 - 12:52pm