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Eurostus

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Eurostus
Eurostus validus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Tessaratomidae
Subfamily: Tessaratominae
Tribe: Tessaratomini
Genus: Eurostus
Dallas, 1851

Eurostus is a genus of Asian shield bugs in the family Tessaratomidae and tribe Tessaratomini, erected by William Dallas in 1851.[1] Most species records are from China and Taiwan, but also include northern Indochina.[2]

Species

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The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] lists:

  1. Eurostus brachypterus Zhang & Lin, 1992
  2. Eurostus grossipes Dallas, 1851
  3. Eurostus heros Breddin, 1904
  4. Eurostus moutoni Montandon, 1894
  5. Eurostus ochraceus Montandon, 1894
  6. Eurostus validus Dallas, 1851

References

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  1. ^ Dallas WS (1851) List Specimens Hem. Ins. Coll. Brit. Mus., 1.
  2. ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Eurostus Dallas, 1851 (retrieved 7 December 2024)
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