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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Hypselonotus Leaf-footed Bugs

Hypselonotus (Genus)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Pentatomomorpha)

-Leaf-footed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Coreiodea​)

-Leaf-footed Bugs (Family Coreidae​)

-Tribe Hypselonotini

-Genus Hypselonotus


Hypselonotus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. As sap-sucking insects, Hypselonotus species use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on a variety of plants. They typically feed on fruits, seeds, leaves, and stems of many different plants.

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