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Acanthosomatidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Pentatomoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Suborder
  
Heteroptera

Scientific name
  
Acanthosomatidae

Higher classification
  
Pentatomoidea

Order
  
True bugs

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Lower classifications
  
Hawthorn shield bug, Parent bug, Elasmostethus interstinctus

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. In 2014 a new genus was described upgrading the number of valid genera to 55.

Acanthosomatidae Elasmostethus

Genera

Examples of genera and species:

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  • Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824
  • Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hawthorn shield bug
  • Acanthosoma labiduroides Jakovlev, 1880 — Green shield bug
  • Cyphostethus Fieber, 1860
  • Cyphostethus tristriatus — Juniper shield bug
  • Elasmostethus Fieber, 1860
  • Elasmostethus interstinctus — Birch shield bug
  • Elasmostethus minor
  • Elasmucha Stål, 1864
  • Elasmucha cordillera Thomas, 1991
  • Elasmucha ferrugata (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Elasmucha fieberi (Jakovlev, 1864)
  • Elasmucha flammatum (Distant, 1893)
  • Elasmucha grisea (Linnaeus, 1758) — Parent bug
  • Elasmucha lateralis (Say, 1831)
  • Eupolemus
  • Oncacontias Breddin, 1903
  • Oncacontias vittatus — Forest shield bug

    • Acanthosomatidae Heteroptera Acanthosomatidae and Cydnidae

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    Acanthosomatidae Acanthosomatidae Elasmucha grisea Parent Bug

    References

    Acanthosomatidae Wikipedia
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