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Mosquito Bugs
Helopeltis
The genus Helopeltis, also sometimes known as mosquito bugs, is a group of heteropterans in the family Miridae (capsid bugs) and tribe Dicyphini. They include pests of various crops, including cacao, cashew, cotton and tea. Now in a different subgenus, or placed in its own genus. A number of Afropeltis species are pests in Africa.
Mosquito bugs have a characteristic spine on the scutellum, which is a diagnostic feature. Classification in the field is based on morphological characteristics, with considerable variations in colouration between insects of the same species (although for example, H. theivora is characteristically green and H. antonii red-brown).
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tea mosquito bug
speciesHelopeltis theivora
Helopeltis cinchonae
speciesHelopeltis cinchonae
Helopeltis fasciaticollis
speciesHelopeltis fasciaticollis
Helopeltis antonii
speciesHelopeltis antonii
Helopeltis bradyi
speciesHelopeltis bradyi
Helopeltis bakeri
speciesHelopeltis bakeri
Helopeltis cuneata
speciesHelopeltis cuneata
Helopeltis pernicialis
speciesHelopeltis pernicialis
Helopeltis sulawesi
speciesHelopeltis sulawesi
Helopeltis clavifer
speciesHelopeltis clavifer
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 474380.