Scantius

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Scantius is a genus of mostly African and European bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. There are at least two described species in Scantius.[1][2][3]

Scantius aegyptius
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Suborder:Heteroptera
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Scantius
Scantius aegyptius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Scantius
Stål, 1866
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Species

These species belong to the genus Scantius:

  • Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758) g b (Mediterranean red bug)
  • Scantius forsteri (Fabricius, 1781) g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]

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