''Diconocoris'' is a genus of Asian

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genus ''Diconocoris'' Mayr, 1865 (retrieved 4 November 2021)

Distribution and economic status

''Diconocoris'' has been recorded from the

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through to

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. In

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, ''D. hewetti'' and ''D. distanti'' may be called ''bọ xít lưới, rầy chữ T'' or ''rầy thánh giá'' (can be translated as 'T'- or cross-bugs) and are considered a pest of

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(retrieved 4 November 2021)

Species

''BioLib'' lists: # '' Diconocoris capusi'' (Horváth, 1906) # '' Diconocoris distanti'' Drake, 1954 # '' Diconocoris greeni'' (Kirby, 1891) # '' Diconocoris hewetti'' (Distant, 1908) # '' Diconocoris inusitatus'' (Drake, 1927) # '' Diconocoris javanus'' Mayr, 1865 - type species # '' Diconocoris nepalensis'' (Distant, 1909)

References

External links

Lace Bugs Database (Hemiptera: Tingidae: ''Diconocoris'')
* {{taxonbar, from=Q95495098 Tingidae Heteroptera genera Hemiptera of Asia