''Probergrothius'' is an
Old World
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genus of
true bugs in the family
Pyrrhocoridae. The genus was previously referred to as ''
Odontopus'', but that name was already in use for a genus of
weevils, and was therefore replaced by ''Probergrothius'' in 1904. Members of this genus are reported to feed mainly on members of the plant order
Malvales, including ''
Sterculia,'' baobab (''
Adansonia''), and kapok (''
Ceiba'' or ''
Bombax''), but will feed on others as well. The welwitschia bug, ''
Probergrothius angolensis
''Probergrothius angolensis'', sometimes known as the Welwitschia bug, is a species of true bug found in the Namib desert and nearby regions.
Relationship with ''Welwitschia''
They are best known for their association with the unusual plant ''W ...
,'' feeds on ''
Welwitschia'' seeds, which is a
gymnosperm, unlike the
Malvales, which are
angiosperm
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s.
Genera
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Probergrothius angolensis
''Probergrothius angolensis'', sometimes known as the Welwitschia bug, is a species of true bug found in the Namib desert and nearby regions.
Relationship with ''Welwitschia''
They are best known for their association with the unusual plant ''W ...
''
(Distant)
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Probergrothius confusus''
(Distant)
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Probergrothius dilectus
''Probergrothius'' is an Old World genus of Hemiptera, true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. The genus was previously referred to as ''Odontopus'', but that name was already in use for a genus of weevils, and was therefore replaced by ''Probergr ...
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(Walker)
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Probergrothius exsanguis''
(Gerstäcker)
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Probergrothius modestus''
(Distant)
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Probergrothius nigricornis''
(Stål)
*''
Probergrothius notabilis''
(Distant)
*''
Probergrothius obscurellus''
(Blöte)
*''
Probergrothius sanguinolens''
(Amyot & Serville)
*''
Probergrothius satyrus''
(Bergroth)
*''
Probergrothius scutellaris''
(Walker)
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Probergrothius sexpunctatus
''Probergrothius sexpunctatus'' is a species of true bug found in West-Central Africa. The name has been misattributed for many decades to a related species, ''Probergrothius angolensis
''Probergrothius angolensis'', sometimes known as the Wel ...
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(Laporte)
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Probergrothius somaliensis''
(Goursat)
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Probergrothius varicornis''
(Fabricius)
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Probergrothius zoraida''
(Kirkaldy & Edwards)
References
Pentatomomorpha genera
Pyrrhocoridae
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