Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
for Leicestershire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1533
2882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1532
2881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 260
1511
2850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 41
152
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 35
145
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 23
92
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 14
40
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
| 4
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs | 11
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leicestershire
11 Genera with 11 Species | Aelia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolycoris Mulsant & Rey, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurydema Laporte, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eysarcoris Hahn, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palomena Mulsant & Rey, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatoma Olivier, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Picromerus Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piezodorus Fieber, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podops Laporte, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troilus Stål, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zicrona Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leicestershire
11 Species | Aelia acuminata Linnaeus, 1758 | Bishop's mitre | | Dolycoris baccarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Hairy Shieldbug | | Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brassica bug | | Eysarcoris venustissimus Schrank, 1776 | Woundwort shield bug | | Palomena prasina Linnaeus, 1761 | Common Green Shieldbug | | Pentatoma (Pentatoma) rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Cherry stink bug | | Picromerus bidens Linnaeus, 1758 | Spike Shouldered Stink Bug | | Piezodorus lituratus Fabricius, 1794 | Gorse shield bug | | Podops (Podops) inunctus Fabricius, 1775 | Turtle Bug | | Troilus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | Bronze shield bug | | Zicrona caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Bug |
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Leicestershire
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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