Dysdercus

Japanese: Dysdercus
Dysdercus

...They live in colonies on the ground or under stones. The species of the Dysdercus genus are red with small black circular patterns on their elytra, and are known as pests of cotton crops around the world. The smaller Dysdercus singulatus is common in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan. The Dysdercus family is characterized by a split in the seventh abdominal plate of the female along the midline, and there are about 100 species in the world and four in Japan.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Dysdercus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地表や石下に生活し群生する。アカホシカメムシ属Dysdercusの種は赤色で半翅鞘(はんししよう)上に黒色の小円紋があり,世界各地でワタ類の害虫として知られ,南西諸島,台湾などには小型のヒメアカホシカメD.singulatusがふつうである。オオホシカメムシ科は雌の腹部第7腹板が正中線に沿って裂ける特徴があり,世界に約100種,日本には4種いる。…

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