Loxa

For the places formerly known as Loxa, see Loja.

Loxa is an insect genus in the large family of shield bugs.^[1] It occurs primarily in Central America and Mexico, but is also found in Texas, Florida and South America.^[1] While Loxa is a genus of the tribe Pentatomini, its species are similar in many respects to those in the Chlorocorini, specifically the genera: Chlorocoris Spinola, Chloropepla Stål, Mayrinia Horvath and Fecelia Stål.^[2] Some species of Loxa are minor crop pests, for example Loxa deducta.^[3]

Loxa
Loxa viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Tribe:	Pentatomini
Genus:	Loxa Amyot & Serville, 1843
Species
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Species include:

• Loxa deducta Walker, 1867
• Loxa flavicollis (Drury, 1773)
• Loxa haematica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841)
• Loxa peruviensis Eger, 1978
• Loxa planiceps Horváth, 1925
• Loxa virescens Amyot & Serville, 1843
• Loxa viridis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1811)