Biology:Mormidea ypsilon
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Tribe: | Pentatomini |
| Genus: | Mormidea |
| Species: | M. ypsilon
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| Mormidea ypsilon (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Mormidea ypsilon is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in Mexico, Central and South American countries as well as the Lesser Antilles.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and named Cimex ypsilon.[1]
Description
The length of this beetle is between 7 and 9 mm. It is coloured brown with yellow hints and has a prominent pale cream to yellow Y shaped mark on the scutellum. The shoulders of the pronotum may be narrowly rounded or alternatively have spines.[2]
Distribution
This species is present in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, British Guiana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Uruguay and the Lesser Antilles.[2][3]
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- ↑ , pp. 443, Wikidata Q4547210 BHL page 727354
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 , pp. 210-211, Wikidata Q107537357 BHL page 52171536
- ↑ , pp. 500, Wikidata Q60327600
Wikidata ☰ Q10589162 entry
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