Acanthosomatidae
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Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named “shield bugs,” for which Kumar in his
World revision recognizes 47 genera; now this number is 54 genera, with about 200 species,
and is one of the least diversified families within Pentatomoidea.
World revision recognizes 47 genera; now this number is 54 genera, with about 200 species,
and is one of the least diversified families within Pentatomoidea.
Genera
- Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824
- Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn shield bugHawthorn shield bugThe hawthorn shield bug, Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale, is a common European shield bug. Its chief food is haws, the fruit of the hawthorn tree, but adults can overwinter on a diet of leaves, and individuals can be found on many potential food plants, including pedunculate oak, sessile oak and whitebeam...
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- Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn shield bug
- Cyphostethus Fieber, 1860
- Cyphostethus tristriatus (Juniper shield bug)
- Elasmosthethus Fieber, 1860
- Elasmostethus interstinctusElasmostethus interstinctusElasmostethus interstinctus is species of shield bug in the family Acanthosomatidae. It is widely distributed across Europe....
(Birch shield bug) - Elasmostethus minor
- Elasmostethus interstinctus
- Elasmucha StålCarl StålCarl Stål was a Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera.He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He matriculated at Uppsala University in 1853, studying medicine and passing the medico-philosophical examination in 1857...
, 1864- Elasmucha ferrugata
- Elasmucha fieberi
- Elasmucha grisea (Parent bugParent bugThe parent bug is a shield bug, a type of insect characterized by its shield-shaped body. It is so named because adults remain with their offspring for several weeks after they hatch; this is relatively rare behaviour in the insect world. Adults are approximately 12 mm long.-External links:*...
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- Eupolemus
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