Coridius Janus

 Coridius Janus

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hemiptera

Suborder: Heteroptera

Family: Dinidoridae

Genus: Coridius

Species: c. janus

Coridius Janus

Comments of Coridius Janus:

• Commonly known as the Red pumpkin bug.
• It feeds on the soft part of the plant by sucking sap.
• It damages the crops.
• The antenna has 5 segments.
• They are yellowish, orange, and red in color.
• The body is oval-shaped.
• They have three pairs of legs.
• Favorable season is monsoon.
• Like other bugs, they produce defensive chemicals.
• The proboscis tip extends past the coxae of the first pair of legs.
• Depending on where they feed they cause yellowish leaves and small sunken areas on stems and fruits.

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