Helopeltis
Sign in to saveThe genus Helopeltis, also sometimes known as mosquito bugs, is a group of heteropterans in the family Miridae (capsid bugs) and tribe Dicyphini. They include pests of various crops, including cacao, cashew, cotton and tea. Now in a different subgenus, or placed in its own genus. A number of Afropeltis species are pests in Africa.
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Vinony's link graph records 12 inbound references to Helopeltis, and connects out to genus, Catalogue of Life and Indonesia.
It sits within the topics Dicyphini and Miridae genera.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Miridae
- Collections
- AM, UPS
- Recorded in
- Australia, Malaysia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Damage and distribution
- Species
- ''Afropeltis''
- References
- External links
The genus Helopeltis, also sometimes known as mosquito bugs, is a group of heteropterans in the family Miridae (capsid bugs) and tribe Dicyphini. They include pests of various crops, including cacao, cashew, cotton and tea. Now in a different subgenus, or placed in its own genus. A number of Afropeltis species are pests in Africa.
Mosquito bugs have a characteristic spine on the scutellum, which is a diagnostic feature. Classification in the field is based on morphological characteristics, with considerable variations in colouration between insects of the same species (although for example, H. theivora is characteristically green and H. antonii red-brown).
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