Abstract
This study introduces a morphological description of cotton seed bug, Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Hemiptera – Lygaeidae, which were collected in some localities of Kurdistan region- Iraq through the period of April till December of 2021. The species identified according to same diagnosed characters; mouthparts approximately dark brown. Piercing sucking type mouthpart with elongate proboscis extending in the middle of 3rd abdominal sternite. Maxilla needle shaped, slightly curved and the apical part. Labium four segmented, dark brown. Antennae nearly filamentous shaped with four antennomeres, 2nd antennomere tubular shaped, two times as long as the1st, 4th antennomere elongated oval,1.1 times as long as 3rd antennomere. Fore wings hemielytron type, the membranous part whitish color with four or five veins. Parameres nearly hook shaped. The important body parts antenna; rostrum; mouthparts, labrum, mandible, maxilla, labium; pronotum; fore wing; fore leg; eighth abdominal sternite and male genitalia were take pictures. Locations and date of collection were mentioned.
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