Blissus insularis
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Blissus insularis, the southern chinch bug, is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae.cite-ref-bugref-1-0[1]cite-ref-itis-2-0[2] It is found in North America and Oceania.cite-ref-itis-2-1[2] The southern chinch bug is known to be a pest due to its feeding on St. Augustine grass. cite-ref-s465-3-0[3]
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References
cite-note-bugref-11. ↑ "Blissus insularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
cite-note-itis-22. ↑ "Blissus insularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
• Nishida, Gordon M., ed. (2003). "Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist, 4th ed.". Bishop Museum Technical Reports no. 22, iv + 313.
• Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States. Brill Academic Publishers.
Further reading
• citerefross-h-arnett2000Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.