Edessa (bug)

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Edessa
File:Turquoise Shield Bug (Edessa rufomarginata) (6782805881).jpg
Edessa rufomarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Edessinae
Genus: Edessa
Fabricius, 1803
Synonyms
  • Aceratodes Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Dorypleura Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Pygoda Amyot & Serville, 1843
File:Roraima Edessa rufomarginata.JPG
Edessa rufomarginata
File:Edessa pictiventris.png
Edessa pictiventris
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Edessa abdominalis

Edessa is a large New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, containing over 250 described species.[1] Several other genera used to be included until recently, such as Pygoda, Ascra, Paraedessa, Doesburgedessa and others.

Species

These species belong to the genus Edessa. Hundreds more species of Edessa populate the Neotropics.

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5] z = Zootaxa[6]

References

  1. "Edessa". North Dakota State University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.
  2. "Edessa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Browse Edessa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "Edessa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. "Edessa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin; Silva, Valeria Juliete Da; Correia, Andre Oliveira; Nunes, Benedito Mendes (2015-08-12). "New species of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Costa Rica". Zootaxa. 3999 (4): 511–536. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.4.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26623592.