| Xosa | |
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| Xosa fuscoirroratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Acanthosomatidae |
| Genus: | Xosa Kirkaldy, 1904 |
| Synonyms | |
Rhaphigaster | |
Xosa is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae. [1] The genus is endemic to South Africa.
The Pentatomoidea are a superfamily of insects in the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. As hemipterans, they possess a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. The roughly 7000 species under Pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families. Among these are the stink bugs and shield bugs, jewel bugs, giant shield bugs, and burrower bugs.
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.
Elasmucha grisea, common name parent bug, is a species of shield bugs or stink bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae. The term parent bugs includes also the other species of the genus Elasmucha and some species of the family Acanthosomatidae.
Sangarius is an Australian genus of shield bug in the family Acanthosomatidae. The type species is Sangarius paradoxusStål, 1866. It feeds on Hakea shrubs.
Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named "shield bugs" or "stink bugs". Kumar in his 1974 world revision recognized 47 genera; now this number is 55 genera, with about 200 species, and it is one of the least diverse families within Pentatomoidea. The Acanthosomatidae species are found throughout the world, being most abundant in high-latitude temperate regions and in subtropical regions at high altitudes.
1506 Xosa, provisional designation 1939 JC, is a stony asteroid and slow rotator from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 May 1939, by English-born, South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa. It is named for the Xhosa people.
Eupolemus may refer to:
Xosa most commonly refers to:
The juniper shield bug, , is a large (9–10.5 mm) green shield bug with distinctive pinkish-red markings on the corium.
Elasmucha is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.
Elasmostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.
Mormidea is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about five described species in Mormidea.
Vulsirea is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least two described species in Vulsirea.
Troilus is a genus of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least two described species in Troilus.
Acanthosoma is a genus of shield bugs in the family Acanthosomatidae, found in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. There are over 30 described species in the genus Acanthosoma.
Megarididae is a family of true bugs in the superfamily Pentatomoidea. The family consists of a single extant genus Megaris with about 16 species restricted to the Neotropical Realm and a fossil is known from Dominican amber.
Canopus is a genus of Neotropical bugs with about six species that form the family Canopidae. Bugs in the family Canopidae are small and have a convex lady-bird beetle like shape and are thought to be fungus feeders. The scutellum completely covers the abdomen and wings. The antennae are five segmented.
Cyphostethus is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.
Rhopalimorpha is a genus of insects in the shield bug family Acanthosomatidae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand. There are four species in the genus, of which three are found in New Zealand.
Uhlunga is a monotypic genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae. The only species is Uhlunga typica, which is known from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa.
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