''Afrania'' is a genus of African shield-bugs in the subfamily

Pentatominae Pentatominae is a subfamily of Pentatomidae, a family of shield bugs. This subfamily is the largest one within the Pentatomidae, having 4937 species classified in 938 genera. Species in this subfamily are phytophages and several of them are consid ...

and

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Strachiini Strachiini is a tribe (biology), tribe of shield bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae. Genera ''BioLib''BioLib.cz
tribus Strach ...

, erected by

Carl Stål Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish people, Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera. He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son ...

in 1865.

Species

''BioLib'' and the

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include: # '' Afrania brachyptera'' (Schaum) Schaum # '' Afrania exigua'' (Walker, 1867)BioLib.cz
genus ''Afrania'' Stål, 1865 # '' Afrania wahlbergi'' (Stål, 1853)

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q117603145 Pentatomidae genera Pentatominae Hemiptera of Africa