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Geocoris pallens

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Geocoris pallens
Geocoris pallens, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Geocoridae
Genus: Geocoris
Species:
G. pallens
Binomial name
Geocoris pallens
Stal, 1854

Geocoris pallens, the western big-eyed bug, is a species of big-eyed bug in the family Geocoridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]

These insects are carnivorious and feed on aphids, leafhoppers and seed bugs, which makes them vital for pest control, and both adults and young are predatory. Adults are active from spring to summer.

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Geocoris pallens:

  • Geocoris pallens pallens Stal, 1854
  • Geocoris pallens solutus Montandon, 1908

References

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  1. ^ "Geocoris pallens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Geocoris pallens Stal, 1854". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.