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Checklist of Family Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 (Acanthosomatids)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2212
3737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2210
3735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2162
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
65
309
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
56
286
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
23
92
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
14
60
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
4
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthosomatidae
Signoret, 1864
Acanthosomatids, Parent bugs, Shield bug, Shield bugs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
2 Genera with 2 Species
Cyphostethus Orchymont, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Elasmostethus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
2 Species
Cyphostethus tristriatus Fieber, 1860Juniper shield bug
Elasmostethus interstinctus Linnaeus, 1758Birch bug

Subnodes of Acanthosomatidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyAcanthosomatinae
Signoret, 1863
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Acanthosomatidae (Signoret 1864)
Acanthosomatidae (Signoret 1864)


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