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Plataspidae
Plataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. One species, Megacopta cribraria, has recently become introduced and established in the southeastern United States, where it is a pest of soybeans.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first
Coptosomatinae
subfamilyCoptosomatinae
Plataspinae
subfamilyPlataspinae
Probaenops
genusProbaenops
Tropidotylus
genusTropidotylus
Teuthocoris
genusTeuthocoris
Cronion
genusCronion
Ceratocoris
genusCeratocoris
Spathocrates
genusSpathocrates
Scleropelta
genusScleropelta
Caternaultiella
genusCaternaultiella
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 60795.