''Oncopeltus'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family
Lygaeidae
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or ...
, which has at least 40 described species.
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Species
These 40 species belong to the genus ''Oncopeltus'':
* '' Oncopeltus atrorufus'' (Guerin, 1838)
* '' Oncopeltus aulicus'' Fabricius, 1775
* '' Oncopeltus bergianus'' Kirkaldy, 1909
* '' Oncopeltus bicinctus'' (Montrouzier, 1861)
* '' Oncopeltus bueanus'' Karsch, 1892
* '' Oncopeltus cayensis'' Torre-Bueno, 1944
* '' Oncopeltus cingulifer'' Stal, 1874
* '' Oncopeltus confusus'' Horvath, 1914
* '' Oncopeltus erebus'' Distant, 1918
* '' Oncopeltus famelicus'' Fabricius, 1781
* ''Oncopeltus fasciatus
''Oncopeltus fasciatus'', known as the large milkweed bug, is a medium-sized hemipteran (true bug) of the family Lygaeidae.Attisano, A. (2013)
Oosorption and migratory strategy of the milkweed bug,''Oncopeltus fasciatus. Animal Behaviour 86(3):65 ...
'' (Dallas, 1852) (large milkweed bug)
* '' Oncopeltus femoralis'' Stal, 1874
* '' Oncopeltus guttaloides'' Slater, 1964
* '' Oncopeltus jacobsoni'' Horvath, 1914
* '' Oncopeltus limbicollis'' Horvath, 1914
* '' Oncopeltus longicornis'' Horvath, 1914
* '' Oncopeltus longirostris'' Stal, 1874
* '' Oncopeltus luctuosus'' (Stal, 1867)
* '' Oncopeltus maoricus'' (Walker, 1872)
* '' Oncopeltus mayri'' Slater, 1964
* '' Oncopeltus microps'' Horvath, 1914
* '' Oncopeltus miles'' (Blanchard, 1852)
* '' Oncopeltus nigriceps'' (Dallas, 1852)
* '' Oncopeltus nigripennis'' Horvath, 1914
* '' Oncopeltus nigroflavatus'' Distant, 1918
* '' Oncopeltus niloticus'' Distant, 1918
* '' Oncopeltus orourkeae'' Faúndez & Rocca, 2017
* '' Oncopeltus peringueyi'' (Distant, 1911)
* '' Oncopeltus pictus'' Van Duzee, 1907
* '' Oncopeltus purpurascens'' Distant, 1901
* '' Oncopeltus quadriguttatus'' Fabricius, 1775
* '' Oncopeltus sandarachatus'' (Say, 1831)
* '' Oncopeltus sanguineolentus'' Van Duzee, 1914 (blood-colored milkweed bug)
* '' Oncopeltus semilimbatus'' Stal, 1874
* '' Oncopeltus sexmaculatus'' Stal, 1874 (six-spotted milkweed bug)
* '' Oncopeltus sordidus'' (Dallas, 1852)
* '' Oncopeltus spectabilis'' Van Duzee, 1909
* '' Oncopeltus unifasciatellus'' Slater, 1964
* '' Oncopeltus varicolor'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* '' Oncopeltus zonatus'' (Erichson, 1848)
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Pentatomomorpha genera
Taxa named by Carl Stål
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