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Mosquito Bugs
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Mosquito Bugs

Helopeltis

The genus Helopeltis, also known as mosquito bugs, is a group of Heteropterans in the family Miridae (capsid bugs). They include important pests of various crops, including cacao, cashew, cotton and tea. Now in a different subgenus, a number of similar Afropeltis species are pests in Africa.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tea mosquito bug

speciesHelopeltis theivora

Helopeltis cinchonae

speciesHelopeltis cinchonae

Helopeltis fasciaticollis

speciesHelopeltis fasciaticollis

Helopeltis antonii

speciesHelopeltis antonii

Helopeltis bradyi

speciesHelopeltis bradyi

Helopeltis bakeri

speciesHelopeltis bakeri

Helopeltis cuneata

speciesHelopeltis cuneata

Helopeltis pernicialis

speciesHelopeltis pernicialis

Helopeltis sulawesi

speciesHelopeltis sulawesi

Helopeltis clavifer

speciesHelopeltis clavifer

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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 474380.