Metochus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are about 11 described species in Metochus, found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia.[1][2]

Metochus
Metochus hainanensis, Hong Kong
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Subfamily: Rhyparochrominae
Tribe: Rhyparochromini
Genus: Metochus
Scott, 1874

Species

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These 11 species belong to the genus Metochus:

References

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  1. ^ "Metochus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "genus Metochus Scott, 1874". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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