Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
for Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2489
4261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2487
4259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 341
2455
4211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 74
376
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 62
338
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 30
101
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 16
62
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
| 4
19
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Windward Islands
13 Genera with 14 Species | Acrosternum Fieber, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arocera Spinola, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arvelius Spinola, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Banasa Stål, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Berecynthus Stål, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chinavia Orian, 1817 | Green Stink Bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edessa Fabricius, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Loxa Amyot & Serv..., 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormidea Amyot & Serv..., 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piezodorus Fieber, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podisus Herrich-Scha..., 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyanta Stål, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Windward Islands
14 Species | Acrosternum (Chinavia) marginatum Palisot, 1811 | | | Arocera placens Walker, 1867 | | | Banasa dominica | | | Banasa lenticularis Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Berecynthus hastator Fabricius, 1798 | | | Chinavia marginata Palisot de B..., 1817 | | | Edessa bifida Say, 1832 | | | Edessa meditabunda Fabricius, 1794 | | | Loxa viridis Palisot, 1811 | | | Mormidea (Mormidea) ypsilon Fabricius, 1775 | | | Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758 | Green plant bug | | Piezodorus guildinii Westwood, 1837 | Red-banded Stink Bug | | Podisus (Podisus) sagitta Fabricius, 1794 | | | Thyanta testacea Dallas, 1851 | |
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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