Giant mesquite bug

Giant mesquite bug
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Thasus
Species: T. neocalifornicus
Binomial name
Thasus neocalifornicus
Brailovsky & Barrera in Brailovsky et al., 1995 [1]

The giant mesquite bug, Thasus neocalifornicus, is an insect found in Arizona, Baja California Sur, and New Mexico.[2] It is known for its interesting chemical ecology,[3] large size, and bright color.[4]

References

  1. "Thasus neocalifornicus Brailovsky and Barrera in Brailovsky, Schaefer, Barrera and Packauskas, 1995". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. Forbes,Gregory and Schaefer, Carl W. (2003). "Further notes on the genus Thasus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 111 (4): 235–241. doi:10.1664/0028-7199(2003)111[0235:FNOTGT]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 25010473.
  3. Prudic,Kathleen L.; Noge, Koji and Becerra, Judith X. (2008). "Adults and nymphs do not smell the same: the different defensive compounds of the giant mesquite bug (Thasus neocalifornicus: Coreidae)" (PDF). Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 (6): 734–741. doi:10.1007/s10886-008-9480-9. PMID 18496737.
  4. Kinsey, T. Beth (18 March 2008). "Giant Mesquite Bugs". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.

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