Tectocoris lineola

Tectocoris lineola
Tectocoris lineola from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Genus: Tectocoris
Species: T. lineola
Binomial name
Tectocoris lineola
(Fabricius, 1781

Tectocoris lineola, the Jewel Bug or Harlequin Bug, is a species of shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae. [1]

Description

Tectocoris lineola can reach a length of about 13 millimetres (0.51 in). Body is dull reddish ochraceous, with a finely punctate upper surface. The anterior area of pronotum and basal area of scutellum show metallic greenish reflections.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in New Guinea and Australia. [3]

References

  1. Biolib
  2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History p.144-5
  3. Ballard E, Holdaway FG (1926) The Life-history of Tectocoris lineola, F., and its Connection with Internal Boll Rots in Queensland. Bulletin of Entomological Research 16: 329–346
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