Harman Patil (Editor)

Probergrothius

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
True bugs

Class
  
Family
  
Rank
  
Genus

Probergrothius httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
True bugs, Pyrrhocoridae, Dysdercus cingulatus, Largidae, Dysdercus

Probergrothius is an Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. The genus was formerly referred to as "Odontopus", but that name was already in use for a genus of weevils, and was therefore replaced by Probergrothius in 1904. Members of this genus are reported to feed mainly on members of the plant order Malvales, including Sterculia, Baobab (Adansonia), and Kapok (Ceiba or Bombax), but will feed on others as well. The Welwitschia bug, Probergrothius angolensis, feeds on Welwitschia seeds, which is a gymnosperm, unlike the Malvales, which are angiosperms.

References

Probergrothius Wikipedia


Similar Topics