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Red Pumpkin Bug

Coridius janus

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Red Pumpkin Bug

Coridius janus

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Little dive into Indian nature history... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08-Indian-Insect-Life_-_Harold_Maxwell-Lefroy_-_Pentatomidae.jpg
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Dinidoridae, Coridius janus, formerly called Aspongopus janus. Common name would be Red Pumpkin Bug or Cucurbit Stink Bug. http://www.flickr.com/photos/impavid2010/4611089487/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/surunair/9651690766/in/pool-bugs/ http://www.nbaii.res.in/insectpests/Coridius-janus.php http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id190730/

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PublishedNovember 20, 2013

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