Roscius
Roscius sp. in Burman Bush, Durban
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Roscius
Stål, 1865

Roscius is an Afrotropical genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.[1] They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, such as the genus Oncopeltus, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.

References

  1. ↑ StehlíK, Jaroslav L.; Jindra, ZdeněK (2010-10-20). "Two new species of the genus Roscius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)". Zootaxa. 2651 (1): 59. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2651.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
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