Metopoplax ditomoides (Costa, 1847) is a animal in the Oxycarenidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Metopoplax ditomoides (Costa, 1847)

Metopoplax ditomoides (Costa, 1847)

Metopoplax ditomoides is a small ground bug with a distinct dark forebody and specific patterned body features.

Family
Oxycarenidae
Genus
Metopoplax
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Metopoplax ditomoides (Costa, 1847)

This small ground bug has a dark forebody, and its forewings are noticeably contrasting in appearance against this dark forebody. The head, pronotum, and scutellum of Metopoplax ditomoides are densely punctured, and all three structures are covered in short white hairs.

Photo: (c) Marie Lou Legrand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marie Lou Legrand · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Oxycarenidae › Metopoplax

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

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