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Checklist for Family Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 (Acanthosomatids)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
207
3567
12908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
157
3033
10809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
68
1081
3613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
34
576
1634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
9
242
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthosomatidae
Signoret, 1864
Acanthosomatids, Parent bugs, Shield bug, Shield bugs
20
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
20 Genera with 58 Species
Acanthosoma Curtis, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Aesepus Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Amphaces Dallas, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Andriscus Stål, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Anischys Dallas, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Duadicus Dallas, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Elasmostethus Fieber, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Elasmucha Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eupolemus Distant, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Galgacus Distant, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hiarchas Distant, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Mochus Distant, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Monteithiessa Kumar, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Oncacontias Breddin, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Panaetius Stål, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalimorpha White, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Sangarius Stål, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Sastragala Amyot & Serv..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Stauralia Dallas, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Stictocarenus Stål, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Linnaeus, 1758Hawthorn shield bug
Acanthosoma versicolor Distant, 1910
Aesepus signoretii Stål, 1876
Amphaces elongata Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Amphaces ferruginea Dallas, 1851
Amphaces major Jensen-Haarup, 1928
Amphaces minor Jensen-Haarup, 1928
Amphaces proxima Dallas, 1851
Amphaces subrufescens Van Duzee, 1905
Andriscus armatus Dallas, 1851
Andriscus cinctus Van Duzee, 1905
Andriscus telifer Walker, 1867
Andriscus terminalis Van Duzee, 1905
Anischys lundbecki Jensen-Haarup, 1928
Anischys luteovaria Westwood, 1837
Anischys luteovarius Westwood, 1837
Duadicus namyatovae Wang, Liu & ..., 2013
Duadicus pallidus Dallas, 1851
Elasmostethus cruciatus Say, 1831Red-Cross Shield Bug
Elasmostethus emeritus Fabricius, 1775
Elasmostethus ligatus Erichson, 1842
Elasmostethus ligatus ligatus Erichson, 1842
Elasmostethus ligatus placidus Walker, 1867
Elasmostethus lineus Dallas, 1851
Elasmostethus nigropunctatus Reuter, 1881
Elasmostethus suffusus Distant, 1900Banded pipefish
Elasmostethus taeniolus Dallas, 1851
Elasmucha salebrosa Breddin, 1903
Eupolemus angularis Reuter, 1881
Eupolemus angustulus Reuter, 1881
Eupolemus insularis Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Eupolemus languidus Stål, 1860
Eupolemus maculicollis Reuter, 1881
Eupolemus marginatus Reuter, 1881
Eupolemus picturatus Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Eupolemus tasmanicus Distant, 1910
Eupolemus venustulus Walker, 1867
Eupolemus virescens Dallas, 1852
Galgacus labidus Erichson, 1842
Hiarchas angularis Reuter, 1881
Hiarchas bifasciculatus Reuter, 1881
Hiarchas crassicornis Walker, 1867
Hiarchas terminalis Walker, 1867
Mochus fortis Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Monteithiessa distincta Kumar, 1974
Oncacontias vittatus Fabricius, 1781Forest shield bug
Panaetius eliasi Wang, Liu & ..., 2015
Panaetius laevicornis Wang, Liu & ..., 2015
Panaetius lobulatus Stål, 1866
Panaetius trabifer Horváth, 1902
Rhopalimorpha (Lentimorpha) alpina Woodward, 1953
Rhopalimorpha (Rhopalimorpha) lineolaris Pendergrast, 1950
Rhopalimorpha (Rhopalimorpha) obscura White, 1851
Rhopalimorpha humeralis Walker, 1867
Sangarius paradoxus Stål, 1866
Sastragala subducta Stål, 1871
Sastragala versicolor Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Stauralia chloracantha Dallas, 1851
Stauralia compuncta Bergroth, 1895
Stictocarenus nigropunctatus (Reuter, 1881)⇒ Elasmostethus nigropunctatus Reuter, 1881

Subnodes of Acanthosomatidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyAcanthosomatinae
Signoret, 1863
8
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBlaudusinae
Kumar, 1974
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDitomotarsinae
Signoret, 1863
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acanthosomatidae (Signoret 1864)
Acanthosomatidae (Signoret 1864)


Links, sources and further information
Acanthosomatidae at artfakta.se
Acanthosomatidae at dyntaxa.se
Acanthosomatidae at gbif.org
Acanthosomatidae at irmng.org
Acanthosomatidae at itis.gov