Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
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
| | Family | Pentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs | 18
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
18 Genera with 21 Species | Aelia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrius Stål, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpocoris Kolenati, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolycoris Mulsant & Rey, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyroderes Spinola, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurydema Laporte, 1846 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eysarcoris Hahn, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphosoma De Laporte, 1766 | Striped shield bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halyomorpha Mayr, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holcogaster Fieber, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holcostethus Fieber, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 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 | | Rhaphigaster Laporte, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rubiconia Dohrn, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
21 Species | Aelia acuminata Linnaeus, 1758 | Bishop's mitre | | Afrius flavirostrum Signoret, 1861 | | | Carpocoris (Carpocoris) purpureipennis De Geer, 1773 | Black-shouldered shield bug | | Dolycoris baccarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Hairy Shieldbug | | Dyroderes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1775 | White-shouldered shield bug | | Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brassica bug | | Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage bug | | Eurydema (Rubrodorsalium) ventralis Kolenati, 1846 | | | Eysarcoris venustissimus Schrank, 1776 | Woundwort shield bug | | Graphosoma italicum Müller, 1766 | Italian striped bug | | Halyomorpha halys Stal, 1855 | BMSB | | Holcogaster fibulata Germar, 1831 | | | Holcostethus (Holcostethus) sphacelatus Fabricius, 1794 | | | Holcostethus (Holcostethus) strictus Fabricius, 1803 | | | Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758 | Green plant 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 | | Rhaphigaster nebulosa Poda, 1761 | Mottled Shieldbug | | Rubiconia intermedia Wolff, 1805 | |
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Mauritius
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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