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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo
SUBORDER HETEROPTERA
Neortholomus Seed Bugs
Neortholomus (Genus)
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)
-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)
-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)
-Seed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily lygaeoidea)
-Family Lygaeidea
-Subfamily Orsillinae
-Tribe Orsillini
-Genus Neortholomus
Neortholomus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, a group of true bugs that are primarily seed feeders. Primarily phytophagous, feeding on seeds, fruits, and sometimes other plant parts. They use piercing-sucking mouthparts to extract nutrients from seeds.

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