Loxa Explained

Loxa is an insect genus in the large family of shield bugs. It occurs primarily in Central America and Mexico, but is also found in Texas, Florida and South America. While Loxa is a genus of the tribe Pentatomini, its species are similar in many respects to those in the Chlorocorini, specifically the genera: Chlorocoris Spinola, Chloropepla Stål, Mayrinia Horvath and Fecelia Stål.^[1] Some species of Loxa are minor crop pests, for example Loxa deducta.^[2]

Species include:

• Loxa deducta
• Loxa flavicollis
• Loxa haematica
• Loxa peruviensis
• Loxa planiceps
• Loxa virescens
• Loxa viridis

Notes and References

1. Eger, Joseph E. . 1978. Revision of the genus Loxa (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 86. 3. 224 - 259. Abstract
2. Panizzi, Antônio R. . Mourão, Ana P. M. . Oliveira, Émerson D. M. . amp . 1998. Nymph and adult biology and seasonal abundance of Loxa deducta (Walker) on privet, Ligustrum lucidum. Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil. 27. 2. 199 - 206. 10.1590/s0301-80591998000200005. free.