''Oxycarenus'' is a genus of ''ground bugs'' belonging to the family
Lygaeidae
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on ...
, subfamily
Oxycareninae. There are approximately fifty-five described species of ''Oxycarenus'', and a number are documented as important crop pests.
Species
Selected species:
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Oxycarenus bicolor
''Oxycarenus'' is a genus of ''ground bugs'' belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. There are approximately fifty-five described species of ''Oxycarenus'', and a number are documented as important crop pests.
Species
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Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
''Oxycarenus hyalinipennis'', common name cotton seed bug, is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae.Samy, O. 1969. A revision of the African species of Oxycarenus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Transactions of ...
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(A. Costa, 1843), cotton pest
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Oxycarenus laetus''
Kirby
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Oxycarenus lavaterae
''Oxycarenus lavaterae'', common name lime seed bug, is a species of ''ground bug'' of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae.
Distribution
Historically it was mainly found in the Mediterranean Basin, including North Africa, but beginning ...
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(Fabricius, 1787)
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Oxycarenus longiceps''
Wagner, 1955
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Oxycarenus lugubris''
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Oxycarenus modestus''
(Fallén, 1829)
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Oxycarenus pallens''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
References
External links
''BioLib''''Fauna Europaea''
Lygaeidae
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