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Checklist for Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
75
485
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
59
457
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
60
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
40
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
10 Genera with 14 Species
Acrosternum Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachystethus Laporte, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Edessa Fabricius, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Euschistus Dallas, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Marmessus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oebalus Stål, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Paramecocephala de Quadros B..., 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Podisus Herrich-Scha..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Taurocerus Amyot & Serv..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
14 Species
Brachystethus cribrus Fabricius, 1781
Brachystethus vicinus Signoret, 1851
Edessa abdominalis Erichson, 1848
Edessa corallipes Erichson, 1848
Edessa virididorsata Silva, Ferna..., 2006
Euschistus atrox Westwood, 1837
Marmessus lisias Cramer, 1777
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug
Oebalus insularis Stål, 1872
Oebalus poecilus Dallas, 1851
Oebalus ypsilongriseus De Geer, 1773
Podisus (Podisus) modestus Dallas, 1851
Podisus nigrispinus Dallas, 1851
Taurocerus edessoides Spinola, 1837

Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyAsopinae
Thomas, 1991
Predaceous Stinkbugs, Predatory Stink Bugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEdessinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPentatominae
Leach, 1815
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pentatomidae (Leach 1815)
Pentatomidae (Leach 1815)


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