Biology:Metopoplax ditomoides
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Oxycarenidae |
| Genus: | Metopoplax |
| Species: | M. ditomoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Metopoplax ditomoides (A. Costa, 1847)
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Metopoplax ditomoides is a species of true bug in the family Oxycarenidae.[1][2][3][4] Large numbers have been known to invade buildings near riparian areas during migrations from marshes.< "Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs." 2016. S.H. Dreistadt, J. C. Clark, T. A. Martin, M. L. Flint. University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Oakland: UC ANR Publication 3359, 143.>
Description
There is a dark forebody on this small ground bug, while its forewings are rather contrasting with the dark forebody. Its head, pronotum, and scutellum are densely punctured and covered with short white hairs.[5]
References
- ↑ "Metopoplax ditomoides species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/e7f132828242cae0f1de80300fe3d1dd.
- ↑ "Metopoplax ditomoides". https://www.gbif.org/species/4486258.
- ↑ "Metopoplax ditomoides Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/609728.
- ↑ "Metopoplax ditomoides Overview". http://eol.org/pages/3692693/overview.
- ↑ "(Lygaeidae) Metopoplax ditomoides". https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Lygaeidae/Metopoplax_ditomoides.html.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=DKzAmSDdLtsC.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
- Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. 1988. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17325162 entry
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