Edessa | |
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Edessa rufomarginata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pentatomidae |
Subfamily: | Edessinae |
Genus: | Edessa Fabricius, 1803 |
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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.
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]