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Agonoscelis
Agonoscelis is a genus of shield bugs, in the monotypic tribe Agonoscelidini, that are native to the Afrotropics and Australia, but one species is established in the New World. Some species are minor or considerable pests.
They have five nymphal stages, and are 8 to 12 mm long as adults. They attack (or control) weeds and herbs including horehound, thyme, flax and cotton, or the developing seeds of sunflowers or cereals like millet or sorghum. They may swarm on a variety of other shrubs and trees, including coffee and cacao. The scent gland is located at the end of the abdomen.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Horehound Bug
speciesAgonoscelis rutila
African Cluster Bug
speciesAgonoscelis puberula
Sunflower Seed Bug
speciesAgonoscelis versicoloratus
Agonoscelis nubilis
speciesAgonoscelis nubilis
Agonoscelis venosa
speciesAgonoscelis venosa
Agonoscelis erosa
speciesAgonoscelis erosa
Agonoscelis femoralis
speciesAgonoscelis femoralis
Agonoscelis longirostris
speciesAgonoscelis longirostris
Agonoscelis haroldi
speciesAgonoscelis haroldi
Agonoscelis odendaali
speciesAgonoscelis odendaali
Agonoscelis arabica
speciesAgonoscelis arabica
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 358511.