Alcaeus (bug)

Alcaeus
Alcaeus varicornis, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Pentatominae
Tribe:	Halyini
Genus:	Alcaeus Dallas, 1851
Synonyms
Muritha Distant, 1910

Alcaeus is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least four described species in Alcaeus, found in Australia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These three species belong to the genus Alcaeus:

• Alcaeus hermannsburgi (Distant, 1910)
• Alcaeus lignicolor Walker, 1867
• Alcaeus subspinosus Gross, 1976
• Alcaeus varicornis (Westwood, 1837)

References

1. "Australian Faunal Directory, Genus Alcaeus Dallas, 1851" . Retrieved 2025-10-24.
2. "GBIF, Alcaeus" . Retrieved 2025-10-24.
3. "Catalogue of Life, Alcaeus Dallas, 1851" . Retrieved 2025-10-24.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Alcaeus at iNaturalist