Dysdercus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Dysdercus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pyrrhocoridae – certain true bugs, including cotton stainers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera – suborder; Pentatomomorpha – infraorder; Pyrrhocoroidea – superfamily; Pyrrhocoridae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Dysdercus peruvianus – type species; Dysdercus suturellus (cotton stainer), Dysdercus intermedius (cotton stainer), Dysdercus cingulatus (red cotton bug), Dysdercus koenigii (red cotton stainer) – other selected species
References
Dysdercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dysdercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dysdercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
