Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862 is a animal in the Scutelleridae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862 (Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862)
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Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862

Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862

Homaemus proteus is a shield-backed bug species found in North, Central, and South America.

Family
Genus
Homaemus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862

Homaemus proteus, scientifically named Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862, is a species of shield-backed bug that belongs to the family Scutelleridae. This species can be found across Central America, North America, and South America.

Photo: (c) Russell Pfau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Russell Pfau · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Scutelleridae Homaemus

More from Scutelleridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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