Cyptocephala

Cyptocephala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Tribe:	Pentatomini
Genus:	Cyptocephala Berg, 1883 [1]

Cyptocephala is a genus of shield bugs described by Berg in 1883. They range from North to South America. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Range

The United States of America, Mexico, and South America. ^[2]

Species

There are six known species of Cyptocephala. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cyptocephala alvarengai (Rolston, 1986)

Cyptocephala antiguensis (Westwood, 1837)

Cyptocephala bimini (Ruckes, 1952)

Cyptocephala cogitabunda (Berg, 1883)

Cyptocephala elegans (Malloch, 1919)

Cyptocephala pallida (Rolston, 1986)

Taxonomy

Carlos Berg proposed the genus Cyptocephala for a small, uncommon and previously unknown pentatomid, Cyptocephala cogitabunda , in 1883. ^[4]

The genus remained monotypic until 1984, when Rolston and McDonald transferred four nominal species from the genus Thyanta (Stål) to Cyptocephala. These species were described originally as Pentatoma antiguensis (Westwood, 1837), Thyanta bimini (Ruckes, 1952), Thyantaelegans (Malloch, 1919), and Thyanta (Parathyanta) elegantula (Jensen-Haarup, 1928). Two new species are now added to the genus and C. elegantula is placed in the synonymy of C. cogitabunda. ^[4]

References

1. Doce heterómeros nuevos de la fauna Argentina. C Berg - 1883
2. "Cyptocephala Berg, 1883". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
3. "Cyptocephala Berg". www.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
4. New York Entomological Society.; Society, New York Entomological (1986). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. Vol. v.94 (1986). Lawrence, Kan: Allen Press [etc.]

External links

• "Cyptocephala". The Encyclopedia of Life .