Oncopeltus sanguinolentus, the blood-colored milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The species name is sometimes misspelled with an extra "e", as sanguineolentus.[1][2][3]
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Lygaeidae |
Genus: | Oncopeltus |
Species: | O. sanguinolentus
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Binomial name | |
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914
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Synonyms | |
Oncopeltus sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914 |
References
edit- ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "species Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Oncopeltus sanguineolentus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Oncopeltus sanguinolentus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN 978-0-913-424-16-2.