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Xylocoris sordidus (Reuter, 1871)

Predator on insects; littoral to humid forest, and urban agriculture zones; January-June.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Cimicoidea

Family
Anthocoridae

Section
Xylocorini

Genus
Xylocoris

Species
sordidus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
  • Herring, J.L. (1966) The Anthocoridae of the Galápagos and Cocos Islands (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 68(2): 127-130.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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