Probergrothius

Probergrothius
Probergrothius sexpunctatus, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Probergrothius
Kirkaldy, 1904

Probergrothius is an Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. The genus was formerly referred to as "Odontopus", but that name is already in use for a genus of weevils, and was replaced with Probergrothius in 1904.

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