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.Burmeister H (1835) Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band, Besondere Entomologie. Erste Abtheilung, Schnabelkerfe, Rhynchota. Theod. Chr. Friedr. Enslin, Berlin. Vol. 2 (1): i-iv, 1-396.
Description Pachycoris adults often have large bright spots and species generally feed on plants in the Euphorbiaceae, such as Cnidoscolus, Croton, and Jatropha.
Eggs are laid in masses and nymphs are usually gregarious in the early instars. Maternal care has been observed in several species.
Species GBIFGBIF: Pachycoris Burmeister, 1835 includes: Pachycoris aquila Herrich-Schäffer, 1839 (Thunberg, 1783) Pachycoris burmeisteri Heer, 1864 (Westwood, 1837) Pachycoris escheri Heer, 1853 Pachycoris fabricii (Burmeister, 1835) Pachycoris germari Heer, 1853 Pachycoris klugii Burmeister, 1835 Pachycoris lineatus Herrich-Schäffer, 1836 Pachycoris mexicanus Herrich-Schäffer, 1837 Pachycoris obscuratus Herrich-Schäffer, 1838 Pachycoris protogaeus Heer, 1853 Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli, 1772)
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