Geocoris pallens

Geocoris pallens
Geocoris pallens, Oklahoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Geocoridae
Genus:	Geocoris
Species:	G. pallens
Binomial name
Geocoris pallens Stal, 1854

Geocoris pallens, the western big-eyed bug, is a species of big-eyed bug in the family Geocoridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

These insects are carnivorous and feed on aphids, leafhoppers and seed bugs, which makes them important for pest control, and both adults and young are predatory. Adults are active from spring to summer.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Geocoris pallens:

• Geocoris pallens pallensStal, 1854
• Geocoris pallens solutusMontandon, 1908

References

1. "Geocoris pallens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Geocoris pallens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Geocoris pallens Stal, 1854". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.