Nysius raphanus

False chinch bug
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Lygaeidae
Genus:	Nysius
Species:	N. raphanus
Binomial name
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872

Nysius raphanus (also known as the false chinch bug) is a small (no more than ¹⁄₈ inch) North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Lygaeidae. They are grey to brown in color, with largely transparent wings, and can release an offensive odor similar to stinkbugs. They have no larval stage, instead going through several nymph stages with the nymphs resembling adults but having no wings. In high numbers false chinch bugs can cause significant plant damage.

References

• http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/falsechinchbugs.html
• False chinch bugs

External links

• Picture of a false chinch bug
• http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/news/sty/2001/buggynews.htm

This article related to members of the insect order Hemiptera is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Pentatomomorpha Hemiptera of North America Animals described in 1872 Hemiptera stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Brett Ferres Civil network Look at other dictionaries: Chinch bug — The term chinch bug can refer to a few different North American insects: Blissus insularis – the southern chinch bug Blissus leucopterus – the true chinch bug Nysius raphanus – the false chinch bug All three species are in the order Hemiptera,… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”