Odontotarsus

Odontotarsus
Odontotarsus purpureolineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Subfamily: Odontotarsinae
Genus: Odontotarsus
Laporte, 1833
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Odontotarsus is a genus of mostly Palaearctic jewel or shield-backed bugs, that is typical of the subfamily Odontotarsinae and tribe Odontotarsini; it was erected by Laporte in 1833.[1] Records of occurrence include southern Africa and mainland Europe.[2] Odontotarsus grammicus is one of the sunn pest species.

  1. ^ de Laporte FL (1832) Essai d'une classification systématique de l'ordre des Hémiptères (Hémiptères Héteroptères, Latr.). Magasin de Zoologie 2: 1-88; pls. 51-55.
  2. ^ "GBIF genus Odontotarsus Laporte, 1833". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 November 2023.