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Lygaeus
Genus of true bugs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lygaeus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are more than 60 described species in Lygaeus.[1][2]
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Lygaeus | |
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Lygaeus equestris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Lygaeidae |
Subfamily: | Lygaeinae |
Genus: | Lygaeus Fabricius, 1794 |
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