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Oxycarenus
Oxycarenus is a genus of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. There are approximately fifty-five described species of Oxycarenus, and a number are documented as important crop pests.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Lime seed bug
speciesOxycarenus lavaterae

Cotton Seed Bug
speciesOxycarenus hyalinipennis

Oxycarenus pallens
speciesOxycarenus pallens

Cottonseed Bug
speciesOxycarenus luctuosus

Oxycarenus modestus
speciesOxycarenus modestus

Cottonseed Bug
speciesOxycarenus arctatus

Oxycarenus bicolor
speciesOxycarenus bicolor

Oxycarenus lugubris
speciesOxycarenus lugubris

Oxycarenus annulipes
speciesOxycarenus annulipes

Protea Seedbug
speciesOxycarenus maculatus

Oxycarenus pubescens
speciesOxycarenus pubescens

Oxycarenus rufiventris
speciesOxycarenus rufiventris

Oxycarenus fieberi
speciesOxycarenus fieberi

Oxycarenus germarii
speciesOxycarenus germarii

Oxycarenus laetus
speciesOxycarenus laetus
Oxycarenus gossypii
speciesOxycarenus gossypii

Oxycarenus rubrothoracicus
speciesOxycarenus rubrothoracicus
Oxycarenus lacteus
speciesOxycarenus lacteus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 322945.