Geocoris

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iGeocoris
Geocoris punctipes
Geocoris punctipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Subfamily: Geocorinae
Genus: Geocoris
Fallén, 1814

Geocoris is a genus of insects in the family Lygaeidae (although sometimes the subfamily is elevated to the family "Geocoridae"). Commonly known as the big-eyed bug, Geocoris is a beneficial predator often confused with the true Chinch Bug, which is a pest.

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Schuh, R.T., Slater, J.A. (1995) True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Cornell University Press.

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