Largidae

Largidae
Physopelta sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily: Pyrrhocoroidea
Family: Largidae
Genera

Several genera including:
Acinocoris Hahn, 1834
Arhaphe Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
Delacampius
Fibrenus
Jarhaphetus Bliven, 1956
Largus Hahn, 1831
Macrocheraia
Pararhaphe Henry and Froeschner, 1988
Physopelta
Stenomacra Stål, 1870
Wupatkius Bliven, 1956[1]

Largidae is a family of insects within the order Hemiptera. They are commonly known as bordered plant bugs because many have contrasting coloured edges to their Hemelytra[2]. There are fifteen genera and about one hundred species. They are mostly wide-bodied, have no ocelli and have a four-segmented rostrum. The bugs in this family are generally ground-dwelling or they scramble around in plants, bushes and trees. They are phytophagous, feeding on plant juices and seeds.[3]

References

  1. ↑ ITIS Taxonomy
  2. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hemelytron
  3. ↑ BugGuide


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