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Meristhus cristatus

Classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia/
  2. PhylumArthropoda/
  3. ClassInsecta/
  4. OrderColeoptera/
  5. FamilyElateridae/
  6. GenusMeristhus/
  7. SpeciesMeristhus cristatus

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Meristhus cristatus: /məˈrɪsθəs krɪsˈteɪtəs/

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Sources and further reading

  • BugGuide
  • iNaturalist taxon
  • Bug vs. bug - Assassinating stink bugs is the game of the wheel bug, Arilus cristatus — Bug of the Week
  • Death of a stink bug, Part 2: Bug vs. Bug - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys, meets the wheel bug, Arilus cristatus — Bug of the Week
  • To eat a stink bug, part 3 - Bug vs Bug, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys, meets the wheel bug, Arilus cristatus — Bug of the Week
  • Bugs in orange and black: Three assassins - milkweed assassin bug, Zelus longipes; orange assassin bug, Pselliopus barberi; and wheel bug, Arilus cristatus — Bug of the Week
  • Bugs in Orange and Black III – Argus tortoise beetle, Chelymorpha cassidea; oleander caterpillar, Syntomeida epilais; and wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (MISSING LINKS) — Bug of the Week
  • Wheel Bug Takes a Spin, Arilus cristatus — Bug of the Week
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