''Boisea'' is the least speciose genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are found in North America, India, and Africa. Unlike other serinethine genera, the distribution of ''Boisea'' is very patchy; it is speculated that its highly vicariant range is relictual of what was previously a much vaster, continuous range. The most well-known species of this genus are the North American boxelder bugs (western '' Boisea rubrolineata'' and eastern '' Boisea trivittata'') and African '' Boisea fulcrata''. The US species mainly feed on the seeds of

maple ''Acer'' is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated si ...

trees and are occasional nuisance pests around homes. Box elder bug

In North America, ''Boisea trivittata'' is native to most of the continental United States, excluding California, and also in center and Eastern regions of

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, such as Ontario, Quebec, parts of Manitoba and the Atlantic Provinces. ''Boisea rubrolineata'' is native to western continental Canada, found in the distribution area of boxelder maple, such as the Provinces of

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and

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, and in some places on the United States. Exocrine secretions of these bugs have also been extensively studied.

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Pentatomomorpha genera Hemiptera of North America Serinethinae Taxa named by George Willis Kirkaldy {{Coreoidea-stub