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Poecilocapsus

Poecilocapsus is a genus of bugs in the family Miridae. The size of these species is from 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) and can be found in North America.

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Poecilocapsus
Poecilocapsus ornatulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Poecilocapsus
Reuter, 1876

Poecilocapsus is a genus of bugs in the family Miridae. The size of these species is from 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) and can be found in North America.1

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Poecilocapsus:2

  • Poecilocapsus alacer (Stal, 1862)
  • Poecilocapsus citrinus Carvalho & Hussey, 1954
  • Poecilocapsus fremontii S.Scudder, 1890
  • Poecilocapsus lineatus (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Poecilocapsus mollis Distant, 1893
  • Poecilocapsus nigriger (Stal, 1862)
  • Poecilocapsus ornatulus (Stal, 1862)
  • Poecilocapsus ostentus S.Scudder, 1890
  • Poecilocapsus tabidus S.Scudder, 1890
  • Poecilocapsus veterandus S.Scudder, 1890
  • Poecilocapsus veternosus S.Scudder, 1890
References

References

  1. Genus
  2. "Poecilocapsus Reuter, 1876". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-02.