Blissus occiduus

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Blissus occiduus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Blissidae
Genus: Blissus
Species:
B. occiduus
Binomial name
Blissus occiduus
Barber, 1918

Blissus occiduus, the western chinch bug, is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Blissus occiduus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Blissus occiduus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Blissus occiduus Barber, 1918". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.