Tectocoris lineola
Tectocoris lineola | |
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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
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History p.144-5
- ↑ 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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