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Megarrhamphus Intermedius
''Megarrhamphus'' is a genus of Asian Pentatomidae, shield bugs in the subfamily Phyllocephalinae and typical of the Tribe (biology), tribe Megarrhamphini, erected by Ernst Evald Bergroth in 1891.Bergroth EE (1891) ''Rev. Ent. Français'', 10. Species The following are included in ''BioLib.cz'': # ''Megarrhamphus bengalensis'' Ahmad & Kamaluddin, 1988 # ''Megarrhamphus fuscus'' (Vollenhoven, 1868) # ''Megarrhamphus hastatus'' (Fabricius, 1803) - type species # ''Megarrhamphus intermedius'' (Vollenhoven, 1868) # ''Megarrhamphus ismaili'' (Abbasi, 1986) # ''Megarrhamphus limatus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) # ''Megarrhamphus tibialis'' Yang, 1934 # ''Megarrhamphus truncatus'' (Westwood, 1837) References External links * * {{taxonbar, from=Q109875975 Pentatomidae Heteroptera genera Shield bugs Hemiptera of Asia Taxa named by Ernst Evald Bergroth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentatomidae
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler ''Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society'', John Wiley and Sons, 2009, As hemipterans, the pentatomids have Hemiptera#Mouthparts, piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are herbivore, phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on Agriculture, agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial. Etymology The name "Pentatomidae" is from the Greek language, Greek ''pente'' meaning "five" and ''tomos'' meaning "section", and refers to the five segments of their antennae. Pentatomids are generally called "shield bugs" in British English language , English, or "stink bugs" in American English. However, the term shield b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
