''Heterogaster'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
seed bugs in the family
Heterogastridae
Heterogastridae is a family of lygaeoid bugs consisting of about 20 genera and more than 100 species.
The group has been considered a subfamily, tribe and subtribe, but most recently has been restored to family status.Henry, T. J. 1997. Phylogen ...
. There are about 11 species, nine of the
Old World
The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously ...
, and two of the
New World
The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: ...
.
[Scudder, G. G. E. and A. C Eyles. (2003)]
''Heterogaster urticae'' (Hemiptera: Heterogastridae), a new alien species and family to New Zealand.
''Weta'' 25, 8-13.
Species
''Heterogaster'' includes the pecies:
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Heterogaster affinis''
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Heterogaster artemisiae''
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Heterogaster behrensii''
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Heterogaster flavicosta''
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Heterogaster urticae''
(Fabricius, 1775) - the "Nettle Ground Bug"
References
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Pentatomomorpha genera
Lygaeoidea
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