| Mecidea major | |
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| Mecidea Major Stink Bug | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Tribe: | Mecideini |
| Genus: | Mecidea |
| Species: | M. major |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecidea major Sailer, 1952 | |
Mecidea major is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.
Mecidea minor is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Mecidea is a genus of narrow stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about eight described species in Mecidea. Species within this genus feed on grasses like Sideoats grama and there have been some record of this genus eating Asteraceae. They are the only genus within the Mecideini taxonomic tribe to live in the New world.
Lopidea major, the Red Mountain laurel mirid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is a frequently-encountered pest of the Texas Mountain Laurel, though they apparently do little real damage.
Neurocolpus nubilus, the clouded plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Anasa armigera, the horned squash bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Cecropterus casica, the desert cloudywing, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Irbisia pacifica, the Pacific grass bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Psallus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 170 described species in Psallus.
Proteides mercurius, the mercurial skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Nausibius major is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lachesilla major is a species of fateful barklouse in the family Lachesillidae. It is found in North America.
Aradus funestus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Pilophorus tibialis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chelinidea vittiger, known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Other common names include the squash bug and cactus bug. It is found in Australia, Central America, and North America.
Aradus depictus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus brunneus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus albatus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Tarache major is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae.
Leptoglossus gonagra, known as the passionvine bug, citron bug or squash bug in different parts of its range, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America, Southern Asia, the Pacific Ocean and Oceania.
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