
''Piesma'' is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family
Piesmatidae
Piesmatidae is a small family of true bugs, commonly called ash-grey leaf bugs. The Piesmatidae are distributed mostly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with some occurring in Africa, Australia and South America. A common species found through ...
. It is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of the family.
Description
''Piesma'' bugs are less than 4mm long and can be distinguished from the similar genus ''
Parapiesma'' by the shape of the
pronotum
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on e ...
: the side margins have a clearly recognizable notch, which the other lacks. These insects are usually macropterous (having fully developed wings), but are sometimes
brachypterous
Brachyptery is an anatomical condition in which an animal has very reduced wings. Such animals or their wings may be described as "brachypterous". Another descriptor for very small wings is microptery.
Brachypterous wings generally are not functi ...
.
British Bugs: ''Piesma maculatum''.
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Species
, Lygaeoidea Species File and Fossilworks accept the following species:
#'' Piesma brachialis'' – United States
#'' Piesma capitatum'' – Asia, Europe
#'' Piesma ceramica'' – United States
#'' Piesma costata'' – United States
#'' Piesma dilutus'' – Botswana
#'' Piesma explanata'' – United States
#'' Piesma linnavuorii'' – Africa
#'' Piesma maculatum'' – Europe, Africa
#'' Piesma marginepicta'' – Africa
#'' Piesma patruela'' – United States
#'' Piesma protea'' – United States
#†'' Piesma rotunda'' – United States
#'' Piesma xishaena'' – China
References
External links
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Piesmatidae
Hemiptera of Africa
Hemiptera of Asia
Hemiptera of Europe
Hemiptera of North America
Pentatomomorpha genera