Biology:Belonochilus

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Belonochilus
Belonochilus numenius P1590762a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Tribe: Orsillini
Genus: Belonochilus
Uhler, 1871
Species:
B. numenius
Binomial name
Belonochilus numenius
(Say, 1831)

Belonochilus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There is one described species in Belonochilus, B. numenius, the sycamore seed bug, making it a monotypic genus.[1][2][3][4]

It is native to North America, but is an invasive species in Europe. It primarily feeds on Platanus trees and lays its eggs on fruit, although some overwinter beneath the bark of the trees they feed on.[5]

Belonochilus numenius

References

Further reading

  • Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN 978-0-913-424-16-2. 
  • Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 2001. ISBN 978-90-71912-21-4. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18107140 entry