Megacopta is a genus of true bugs in the family Plataspidae.

Megacopta
Megacopta cribraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Plataspidae
Genus: Megacopta
Hsiao & Jen, 1977
Megacopta cribraria

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Symbionts

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Bacterial symbionts are necessary for Megacopta bugs to digest soybean plant material.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Megacopta punctatissima".
  2. ^ Douglas, Angela E. (2015-01-07). "Multiorganismal Insects: Diversity and Function of Resident Microorganisms". Annual Review of Entomology. 60 (1). Annual Reviews: 17–34. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-020822. ISSN 0066-4170. PMC 4465791. PMID 25341109.

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