Edessa (bug)

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Edessa
Turquoise Shield Bug (Edessa rufomarginata) (6782805881).jpg
Edessa rufomarginata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Edessinae
Genus: Edessa
Fabricius, 1803
Synonyms
  • AceratodesAmyot & Serville, 1843
  • DorypleuraAmyot & Serville, 1843
  • HypoxysAmyot & Serville, 1843
  • PygodaAmyot & Serville, 1843
Edessa rufomarginata Roraima Edessa rufomarginata.JPG
Edessa rufomarginata
Edessa pictiventris Edessa pictiventris.png
Edessa pictiventris
Edessa reticulata Edessa reticulata (Pentatomidae) I.jpg
Edessa reticulata

Edessa is a large New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, containing over 250 described species. [1] Several other genera used to be included until recently, such as Pygoda , Ascra , Paraedessa , Doesburgedessa and others.

Species

These species belong to the genus Edessa. Hundreds more species of Edessa populate the Neotropics.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5] z = Zootaxa [6]

References

  1. "Edessa". North Dakota State University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.
  2. "Edessa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Browse Edessa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Edessa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. "Edessa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin; Silva, Valeria Juliete Da; Correia, Andre Oliveira; Nunes, Benedito Mendes (2015-08-12). "New species of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Costa Rica" . Zootaxa. 3999 (4): 511–536. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.4.3. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   26623592.