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Checklist for Family Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864 (giant shield bug)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
287
5025
20860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
224
4389
17787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
84
1584
6132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
38
773
2394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
15
350
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTessaratomidae
Stål, 1864
Giant shield bug, Tessaratomids
26
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
26 Genera with 71 Species
#ACDEHLMOPST
Agapophyta Guérin, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Amissus Stål, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Asiarcha Stål, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Candace Stål, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Carpona Dohrn, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Dalcantha Amyot & Serv..., 18664SpeciesTaxom
Embolosterna Stål, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Enada Walker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Encosternum Spinola, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Eurostus Mulsant and Rey, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Eusthenes De Laporte, 193410SpeciesTaxom
Hypencha Amyot & Serv..., 18633SpeciesTaxom
Lyramorpha Westwood, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mattiphus Amyot & Serv..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Megaedoeum Karsch, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mucanum Amyot & Serv..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Musgraveia Leston & Scu..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Origanaus Distant, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Plisthenes Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Prionogaster Stål, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pycanum Amyot & Serv..., 19405SpeciesTaxom
Pygoplatus1SpeciesTaxom
Pygoplatys Dallas, 186313SpeciesTaxom
Sanganus Distant, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Siphnus Stål, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tessaratoma Berthold, 19026SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
71 Species
Agapophyta kmenti Magnien & Ji..., 2018
Amissus nitidus Walker, 1868Dwarf milkweed
Asiarcha nigridorsis Stål, 1863Unicorn caterpillar
Asiarcha oblonga Dallas, 1851
Carpona amplicollis Stål, 1863Unicorn caterpillar
Carpona imperialis Dohrn, 1863
Carpona stabilis Walker, 1868
Dalcantha angularis Breddin, 1904
Dalcantha dilatata Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Dalcantha inermipes Stål, 1863
Dalcantha stalii Vollenhoven, 1866
Embolosterna olivacea Horváth, 1900
Embolosterna rubromaculata Lehmann, 1921
Embolosterna taurus Westwood, 1837
Embolosterna unicolorus Distant, 1909
Embolosterna vacca Martin, 1902
Enada dollingi Kumar, 1974
Enada marginepunctata Blöte, 1945
Encosternum delagorguei Spinola, 1852
Encosternum delegorguei Spinola, 1850
Eurostus grossipes Dallas, 1851
Eurostus ochraceus Montandon, 1894
Eusthenes cupreus Westwood, 1837
Eusthenes hercules Stål, 1870
Eusthenes polyphemus Stål, 1863
Eusthenes robustus Lepeletier &..., 1825
Eusthenes rubefactus Distant, 1901
Eusthenes saevus Stål, 1863
Eusthenes scutellaris Herrich-Scha..., 1839
Eusthenes thoracicus Distant, 1900
Eusthenes ulixes Breddin, 1899
Eusthenes variegatus Yang, 1934
Hypencha alata Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Hypencha apicalis Lepeletier &..., 1825
Hypencha ophthalmica Stål, 1863
Lyramorpha (Lyramorpha) rosea Westwood, 1837Lichi stink bug
Mattiphus aeruginosus Stål, 1863
Mattiphus jaspideus Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Megaedoeum karschi Schouteden, 1905Boxleaf stopper
Mucanum patibulum Vollenhoven, 1868
Musgraveia sulciventris Stål, 1863Bronze Orange Bug
Origanaus humerosus Distant, 1893
Plisthenes merianae Fabricius, 1781
Prionogaster serratus Germar, 1837
Pycanum alternatum Lepeletier &..., 1825
Pycanum griseum L. Piton, 1940
Pycanum ochraceum Distant, 1893
Pycanum ponderosum Stål, 1854
Pycanum vanvollenhoveni L. Piton, 1940
Pygoplatus lancifer Walker, 1861
Pygoplatys forticornis Walker, 1868
Pygoplatys jordii Magnien, 2011
Pygoplatys kerzhneri Magnien, 2008
Pygoplatys lancifer Walker, 1868Dwarf milkweed
Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893
Pygoplatys merinjakensis Distant, 1914
Pygoplatys minax Vollenhoven, 1868
Pygoplatys montanus Distant, 1900
Pygoplatys obtusus Blöte, 1945
Pygoplatys shelfordi Distant, 1901
Pygoplatys tenangau Magnien, 2008
Pygoplatys validus Dallas, 1851
Pygoplatys zonatus Stål, 1863
Sanganus jenseni Distant, 1909
Siphnus hercules Blöte, 1945
Tessaratoma javanica Thunberg, 1783
Tessaratoma kina Distant, 1909
Tessaratoma nigripes Dallas, 1851
Tessaratoma oblonga Blöte, 1945
Tessaratoma papillosa Drury, 1770Litchi stink bug
Tessaratoma quadrata Distant, 1902

Subnodes of Tessaratomidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyNatalicolinae
Stål, 1870
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOncomerinae
Stål, 1870
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTessaratominae
Stål, 1865
21
65
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tessaratomidae at gbif.org
Tessaratomidae at irmng.org
Tessaratomidae at itis.gov