Crompus opacus
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| Crompus opacus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Genus: | Crompus |
| Species: | C. opacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958 | |
Crompus opacus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae.[1][2][3] It is a terrestrial insect found only in Australia.[1] Crompus opacus is not currently listed under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 in the Northern Territory of Australia.[4]
Crompus opacus is recognizable by the white veins in the transparent surface of the forewing, and by the elongated head.[1] While the first description of the species by Geoffery Scudder indicated that the first antenna segment is always black, the color can be black, light yellow-brown, and sometimes pale white like the second segment of the antenna.[1] The pronotum occasionally has dark markings, including often a dark stripe down the center and a dark band at the base of the wings.[1]
