Roscius is an Afrotropical genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.[1] They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, such as the genus Oncopeltus, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.

Roscius
Roscius sp. in Burman Bush, Durban
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Roscius
Stål, 1865

References

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  1. ^ StehlíK, Jaroslav L.; Jindra, ZdeněK (2010-10-20). "Two new species of the genus Roscius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)". Zootaxa. 2651 (1): 59. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2651.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
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