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Definition of Genus Dysdercus
1. Noun. A genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it.
Exact synonyms: Dysdercus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae
Member holonyms: Cotton Stainer
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae
Member holonyms: Cotton Stainer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Dysdercus
Literary usage of Genus Dysdercus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1913)
"This family is of interest principally on account of several members of the genus
Dysdercus, which contains species quite injurious to cotton in various ..."
2. Catalogue of the Hemiptera of American North of Mexico: Excepting the by Edward Payson Van Duzee (1917)
"Suec., Cimic, p. 45, 1829 (nn for apterus [Linn.). Localities: NJ (Costa Rica,
Europe, Asia, Africa.) genus Dysdercus Am. & Serv. ..."
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