Cactus-bugs

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• Hesperolabops

  cactus bugs

  Hesperolabops is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae, established by Kirkaldy in 1902. The genus contains nine described species distributed primarily in the Americas, with several species associated with cactus hosts. The most well-known member is Hesperolabops gelastops, commonly called the cactus bug. Species in this genus are generally found in arid and semi-arid regions where their host plants occur.

  MiridaeHemipteraplant-bugscactus-bugsCactaceaedesert-insectsNorth-AmericaCentral-Americaphytophagous