The specimens were sent to the USDA, where an entomologist identified them as Caprhiobia sp. (Lygaeidae), and Oxycarenus maculatus (Protea seed bug), which are found in Africa. “Caprhiobia sp.
The specialist identified one specimen as Caprhiobia sp. (Lygaeidae). The other was found to be Oxycarenus maculatus (Protea seed bug). They both were known to exist thousands of miles away in Africa.