Gastrodes pacificus
(Provancher, 1885)
dirt-colored seed bug
Gastrodes pacificus is a of in the , commonly referred to as a dirt-colored . The species was first described by Provancher in 1885 under the basionym Platygaster pacificus. It is distributed across North America, with records from the United States and Canada. As a member of the Rhyparochromidae, it belongs to a family of ground-dwelling seed bugs that feed primarily on seeds.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Gastrodes pacificus: //ɡæsˈtroʊ.diːz pəˈsɪ.fɪ.kəs//
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Distribution
North America. Documented from the United States and Canada based on distribution records (Slater 1964).
More Details
Nomenclatural history
Originally described as Platygaster pacificus by Provancher in 1885, later transferred to the Gastrodes.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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