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Checklist for Subfamily Acanthosomatinae Signoret, 1863
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
107
588
930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
81
431
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
43
191
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
106
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
5
51
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthosomatidae
Signoret, 1864
Acanthosomatids, Parent bugs, Shield bug, Shield bugs
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcanthosomatinae
Signoret, 1863
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
4 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthosoma Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Amphaces Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Elasmostethus Fieber, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Eupolemus Distant, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
3 Species
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Linnaeus, 1758Hawthorn shield bug
Elasmostethus cruciatus Say, 1831Red-Cross Shield Bug
Eupolemus insularis Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish


Links, sources and further information
Acanthosomatinae at itis.gov