Pycanum alternatum (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828) is a animal in the Tessaratomidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pycanum alternatum (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)

Pycanum alternatum (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)

Pycanum rubens is a widespread giant stink bug in Tessaratomidae found across multiple regions of Asia and Southeast Asia.

Genus
Pycanum
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Pycanum alternatum (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)

Scientific name: Pycanum alternatum (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)

Introduction Pycanum rubens is a species of giant stink bug that belongs to the family Tessaratomidae. This species has a widespread distribution, and has been officially recorded from Borneo, Burma, China’s Yunnan province, Hindustan region of India, Indonesia, Java, the Malay Peninsula, the Moluccas, the Philippines, Sumatra, and Vietnam.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Tessaratomidae Pycanum

More from Tessaratomidae

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

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