Oxycarenus

Oxycarenus is a genus of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae.^[1] There are approximately fifty-five described species of Oxycarenus, and a number are documented as important crop pests.^[2]

Oxycarenus
Oxycarenus lavaterae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Lygaeidae
Subfamily:	Oxycareninae
Genus:	Oxycarenus Fieber, 1837

Species

Selected species:

• Oxycarenus bicolor
• Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (A. Costa, 1843), cotton pest
• Oxycarenus laetus Kirby
• Oxycarenus lavaterae (Fabricius, 1787)
• Oxycarenus longiceps Wagner, 1955
• Oxycarenus lugubris
• Oxycarenus modestus (Fallén, 1829)
• Oxycarenus pallens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

References

1. Cassis, Gerry; Gross, Gordon F., eds. (2000). Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Heteroptera. Pentatomomorpha. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 27.3B. Collingwood, Victoria: Csiro Publishing. pp. 256–260. ISBN 978-0-643-06875-9.
2. Sweet, Merrill H. II (2000). "Seed and chinch bugs (Lygaeoidea)". In Schaefer, Carl W.; Panizzi, Antônio Ricardo (eds.). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 143–264, pages 197 to 205. ISBN 978-0-8493-0695-2.

External links

• BioLib
• Fauna Europaea