Brachycoleus
| Brachycoleus | |
|---|---|
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| Brachycoleus decolor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Brachycoleus |
Brachycoleus is a genus of plant-feeding insects of the family Miridae. [1][2]
Species
Species within this genus include: [3][4]
- Brachycoleus bolivari Horvath, 1901
- Brachycoleus decolor Reuter, 1887
- Brachycoleus lineellus Jakovlev, 1884
- Brachycoleus pilicornis (Panzer, 1805)
- Brachycoleus sexvittatus Reuter, 1877
- Brachycoleus steini Reuter, 1877
- Brachycoleus triangularis (Goeze, 1778)
Description
Species within this genus are quite large and broad. Males usually are slender than the females. Head is wide and short. Bodies ares covered with erect and semierect yellowish fine hairs. Basic color may be mainly red, orange and yellow, with black markings. [5]
References
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