Murgantia (bug)
Appearance
Murgantia | |
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Murgantia histrionica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pentatomidae |
Tribe: | Strachiini |
Genus: | Murgantia Stål, 1862 |
Murgantia is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least 12 described species in Murgantia.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Species
[edit]These six species belong to the genus Murgantia:
- Murgantia angularis (Walker, 1867) i c g
- Murgantia bifasciata Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836 g
- Murgantia histrionica (Hahn, 1834) i c g b (harlequin bug)
- Murgantia tessellata (Amyot and Serville, 1843) i c g
- Murgantia varicolor (Westwood, 1837) i c g
- Murgantia violascens (Westwood, 1837) i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Murgantia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b "Browse Murgantia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b "Murgantia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b "Murgantia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Search Murgantia". globalname.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
Further reading
[edit]- Gaimari, S.; O'Donnell, M. (2011). California Plant Pest & Disease Report (PDF) (Report). Vol. 25. California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch.
- Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-9071912283.
- McPherson, J. E. (1982). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0809310401.
External links
[edit]Media related to Murgantia at Wikimedia Commons