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Welwitschia Bug
Probergrothius angolensis
Probergrothius angolensis (sometimes known as the Welwitschia bug) is a species of true bug found in the Namib desert and nearby regions. The species has been recognized under a misattributed name, Probergrothius sexpunctatus, for several decades, but sexpunctatus is a separate species that occurs farther to the north.
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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 511174.