true bugs
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They ...
in family
Scutelleridae
Scutelleridae is a Family (biology), family of Hemiptera, true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus ''Scutellera'', they are a ...
and tribe
Scutellerini
Scutellerinae is a subfamily of shield-backed bugs erected by William Elford Leach in 1815.
Tribes and Genera
''BioLib'' lists the following genera in two tribes: Scutellerini
Auth. Leach, 1815
# '' Anoplogonius'' Stål, 1873
# ''Augocoris'' ...
.
Description
Body elongate oval; head elongate, with nearly straight and carinate lateral margins; pronotum with posterolateral angles produced at base of scutellum; scutellum with a pair of deep foveae basally; peritreme large, occupying most of metapleurite, evaporatorium reduced.
Distribution
Distributed in
Indomalaya
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Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
,
Wallacea
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,
New Guinea
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and
Australia
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. A doubtful species (''
Cantao africanus Cantao may refer to:
* Cantão, a Brazilian forest ecosystem
* ''Cantao'', a genus of bugs in the family Scutelleridae
* Cantão State Park
The Cantão State Park () is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
It protects the Cantão wetlan ...
'') has been reported from tropical
Africa
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. A
fossil
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species (tentatively placed into ''Cantao'') was described from the middle
Miocene
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of
Tottori Prefecture
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,
Honshu
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,
Japan
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.
Species
As of February 2024, ''BioLib''BioLib.cz genus ''Cantao'' Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 includes:
# ''
Cantao africanus Cantao may refer to:
* Cantão, a Brazilian forest ecosystem
* ''Cantao'', a genus of bugs in the family Scutelleridae
* Cantão State Park
The Cantão State Park () is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
It protects the Cantão wetlan ...
'' Horváth, 1892
# ''
Cantao ocellatus
''Cantao ocellatus'' is a species of shield bug in the family Scutelleridae found across Asia.
Description
''Cantao ocellatus'' is reddish or ochre in overall colour it has dark legs and bluish black antennae. A dark bluish black stripe is p ...
'' (Thunberg, 1784)
# ''
Cantao purpuratus Cantao may refer to:
* Cantão, a Brazilian forest ecosystem
* ''Cantao'', a genus of bugs in the family Scutelleridae
* Cantão State Park
The Cantão State Park () is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
It protects the Cantão wetlan ...
'' (Westwood, 1837)
# ''
Cantao parentum Cantao may refer to:
* Cantão, a Brazilian forest ecosystem
* ''Cantao'', a genus of bugs in the family Scutelleridae
* Cantão State Park
The Cantão State Park () is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
It protects the Cantão wetlan ...
'' (White, 1839)
# ''
Cantao variabilis Cantao may refer to:
* Cantão, a Brazilian forest ecosystem
* ''Cantao'', a genus of bugs in the family Scutelleridae
* Cantão State Park
The Cantão State Park () is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
It protects the Cantão wetlan ...