Pachycoris

Pachycoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae, subfamily Pachycorinae, found in the Americas. The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1835.^[1]

Pachycoris
Pachycoris torridus adults and nymphs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Scutelleridae
Subfamily:	Pachycorinae
Genus:	Pachycoris Burmeister, 1835

Description

Pachycoris adults often have large bright spots and species generally feed on plants in the Euphorbiaceae, such as Cnidoscolus, Croton, and Jatropha.^[2]

Eggs are laid in masses and nymphs are usually gregarious in the early instars. Maternal care has been observed in several species.^[2]

Species

GBIF^[3] includes:

1. Pachycoris aquila Herrich-Schäffer, 1839 (Thunberg, 1783)
2. Pachycoris burmeisteri Heer, 1864 (Westwood, 1837)
3. Pachycoris escheri Heer, 1853
4. Pachycoris fabricii (Burmeister, 1835)
5. Pachycoris germari Heer, 1853
6. Pachycoris klugii Burmeister, 1835
7. Pachycoris lineatus Herrich-Schäffer, 1836
8. Pachycoris mexicanus Herrich-Schäffer, 1837
9. Pachycoris obscuratus Herrich-Schäffer, 1838
10. Pachycoris protogaeus Heer, 1853
11. Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli, 1772)