Probergrothius nigricornis  (Stål, 1861)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Pyrrhocoroidea
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Probergrothius
Species: nigricornis

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  • Common names: Kapok bug (English), มวนแดงนุ่น (Thai) Predatory Stink Bug
  • Distribution: India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), ​Chiang Mai (A.Muang, Chom Thong, Mae Rim), Chonburi (Koh Si Chang), Mae Hong Son (Pai), Phetchaburi (Kaeng Krachan)
  • Hosts: Ceiba pentandra, Sterculia foetida, Pterygota alta​.
  • Additional notes: P. nigricornis is known to be predatory. 
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Image locations
Images of Probergrothius nigricornis from Thailand
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Pai Mae Hong Son, January 2017
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Kapok bug). Koh Si Chang, Chonburi Province, July 2010.
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Kapok bug). Koh Si Chang, Chonburi Province, July 2010.
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Mae Rim Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Mae Rim Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph, Muang Chiang Mai
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Cheelong Chaiyaphum May
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi April
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi April
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi April
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi April
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Probergrothius nigricornis (Stål, 1861) nymph Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi April
References: 
Siam Insect Zoo