Mormidea ypsilon
Species of true bug
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Mormidea ypsilon is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in Mexico, Central and South American countries as well as the Lesser Antilles.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Tribe: | Pentatomini |
| Genus: | Mormidea |
| Species: | M. ypsilon |
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| Mormidea ypsilon (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Taxonomy
This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and named Cimex ypsilon.[1]
Description
The length of this beetle is between 7 and 9 mm. It is coloured brown with yellow hints and has a prominent pale cream to yellow Y shaped mark on the scutellum. The shoulders of the pronotum may be narrowly rounded or alternatively have spines.[2]
