Belonochilus
Belonochilus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There is one described species in Belonochilus, B. numenius, the sycamore seed bug, making it a monotypic genus.[1][2][3][4]
| Belonochilus | |
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| Belonochilus numenius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Tribe: | Orsillini |
| Genus: | Belonochilus Uhler, 1871 |
| Species: | B. numenius |
| Binomial name | |
| Belonochilus numenius (Say, 1831) | |
It is native to North America, but is an invasive species in Europe. It primarily feeds on Platanus trees and lays its eggs on fruit, although some overwinter beneath the bark of the trees they feed on.[5]
Belonochilus numenius
References
- "Belonochilus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Belonochilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Belonochilus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "genus Belonochilus Uhler, 1871". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Protic, Ljijana; Seat, Jelena (2016). "FIRST RECORDS OF THE ALIEN SYCAMORE SEED BUG BELONOCHILUS NUMENIUS IN SERBIA (HETEROPTERA: LYGAEIDAE)". Acta Entomologica Serbica. ISSN 1721-8861. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
Further reading
- Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN 978-0-913-424-16-2.
- Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2001). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-21-4.
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