Jalysus wickhami | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Berytidae |
Subfamily: | Metacanthinae |
Genus: | Jalysus |
Species: | J. wickhami |
Binomial name | |
Jalysus wickhami Van Duzee, 1906 | |
Jalysus wickhami, the spined stilt bug, is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is the most common stilt bug of the eastern US, living in gardens or meadows from summer to autumn. Their diet is composed of plant juices from legumes, grass and tomato plants and their feeding can cause unripe tomatoes to drop.
The stilt sandpiper is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific himantopus means "strap foot" or "thong foot".
Berytidae is a family of the order Hemiptera, commonly called stilt bugs or thread bugs. Most berytids are brown to yellow, with species that are plant sap feeders, a few being predaceous. About 200 species are known from all around the world and they are classified into three subfamilies.
Mordellina wickhami is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America.
Merhynchites wickhami, the western rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America.
Merhynchites is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the beetle family Attelabidae. There are about 12 described species in Merhynchites.
Berytinus minor is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Berytinus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 described species in Berytinus.
Heterosternuta wickhami, the hydroporus diving beetle, is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America.
Jalysus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 described species in Jalysus.
Metacanthinae is a subfamily of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 genera and 80 described species in Metacanthinae.
Neoneides is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There is one described species in Neoneides, N. muticus.
Hoplinus echinatus is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hoplinus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about six described species in Hoplinus.
Pseudoluperus wickhami is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Jalysus spinosus is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Engytatus modestus, also known as tomato bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Pronotacantha annulata is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Metacanthus multispinus is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Hyperaspis wickhami, or Wickham's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Beata wickhami is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States, Bahama Islands, and Cuba.