Scantius aegyptius

Scantius aegyptius, the Mediterranean red bug, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae.[1][2][3]

Mediterranean red bug, Scantius aegyptius
Mediterranean red bug, Scantius aegyptius

Scantius aegyptius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Scantius
Species:
S. aegyptius
Binomial name
Scantius aegyptius
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Considered an invasive species in North America, it was discovered to have made its first appearance in the New World in June 2009.[4]

References
  1. "Scantius aegyptius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. "Scantius aegyptius Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. "Scantius aegyptius Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  4. Bryant, Peter J. (October 2009). "Invasion of Southern California by the Palearctic pyrrhocorid Scantius aegyptius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 85 (4): 190–193. doi:10.3956/2009-27.1.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2001). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 90-71912-21-3.
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
  • Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.


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