Scantius

Scantius is a genus of red bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. There are at least two described species in Scantius.[1][2][3]

Scantius aegyptius

Scantius
Scantius aegyptius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Scantius
Stl, 1866

Species

These two species belong to the genus Scantius:

  • Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758) g b (Mediterranean red bug)
  • Scantius forsteri (Fabricius, 1781) g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

  1. "Scantius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. "Scantius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. "Scantius Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  4. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  5. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-07.

Further reading

  • Media related to Scantius at Wikimedia Commons


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