Barber-1913

Guides

• Ochterus banksi

  velvety shore bug

  Ochterus banksi is a species of velvety shore bug in the family Ochteridae, a group of small predatory true bugs associated with moist shoreline habitats. The species was described by Barber in 1913 and is found in North America. A taxonomic revision of the genus Ochterus synonymized O. flaviclavus under O. banksi, recognizing the former as an intraspecific color morph.

  shore-bugvelvety-shore-bugOchteridaeNepomorphaHeteropterafreshwaterriparianNorth-AmericaBarber-1913synonymized-species