Gelastocoris oculatus, the big-eyed toad bug, is a species of toad bug in the family Gelastocoridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] Due to their coloration they can be difficult to find. Females lay their eggs under rocks or in sand or mud and both the larva and adults are carnivorous: feeding on other insects along the shorelines.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gelastocoridae |
| Genus: | Gelastocoris |
| Species: | G. oculatus
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| Gelastocoris oculatus (Fabricius, 1798)
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They are most active in spring to autumn and those in the northern range hibernate. Adults have been known to congregate sometimes.
Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Gelastocoris oculatus:
- Gelastocoris oculatus oculatus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Gelastocoris oculatus variegatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
References
edit- ^ a b "Gelastocoris oculatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Gelastocoris oculatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Gelastocoris oculatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Todd, Edward L. (1955). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Family Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera)". The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 37 (11): 277–475. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1590. hdl:1808/26411.
External links
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