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Checklist for Family Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 (Jewel bugs)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
357
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
57
322
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
31
144
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
61
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
5
27
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScutelleridae
Leach, 1815
Jewel bugs, Metallic shield bug, Metallic shield bugs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
5 Genera with 7 Species
Eurygaster Laporte, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Fokkeria Schouteden, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Homaemus Dallas, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Odontoscelis Laporte, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Phimodera Germar, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
7 Species
Eurygaster alternata Say, 1828
Eurygaster amerinda Bliven, 1956
Fokkeria producta Van Duzee, 1904
Homaemus aeneifrons Say, 1824Whorled milkweed
Homaemus bijugis Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Odontoscelis (Odontoscelis) byrrhus Seidenstucker, 1972
Phimodera torpida Walker, 1867

Subnodes of Scutelleridae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SubfamilyEurygastrinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOdontoscelinae
Douglas & Scott, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPachycorinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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