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Checklist for Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
758
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
74
704
1747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
31
206
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
72
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
5
26
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs
16
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
16 Genera with 8 Species
Accarana Distant, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Amyotea Ellenrieder, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Antestia Leston, 1952
Variegated coffee bug0SpeciesTaxom
Austromalaya Kirkaldy, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Axiagastus Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Basicryptus Herrich-Scha..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Biprorulus Breddin, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Catacanthus Spinola, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Coracanthella Musgrave, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cuspicona Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Euthyrhynchus Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Eysarcoris Hahn, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Menida Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Montrouzieriellus Kirkaldy, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Poecilometis Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amyotea hamata Walker, 1867
Amyotea reciproca Walker, 1867
Basicryptus rugicollis Westwood, 1837
Biprorulus bibax bibax Breddin, 1900
Catacanthus incarnatus Drury, 1773
Coracanthella geophila Montrouzier, 1858
Eysarcoris distinctus Schouteden, 1906
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPentatominae
Leach, 1815
11
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhyllocephalinae
Amoy & Serville, 1843
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodopinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
Turtle Bugs
1
1
Genus
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