''Pygoda'' is a

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: ...

genus of stink bugs in the family

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 ...

. It was formerly considered a subgenus of ''

Edessa Edessa (; ) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Sel ...

'' but was elevated to genus based on morphological traits: species grouped under ''Pygoda'' share a distinctive set of features from body, male external genitalia, and male and female internal genitalia that are very different from any other subgenus of ''Edessa''.

Species

The following species belong to the genus ''Pygoda'': * ''

Pygoda amianta ''Pygoda amianta'' is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in Costa Rica and Panamá. Its scientific name is in reference to the pure green color of the pronotum The prothorax is the fo ...

'' Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018 * ''

Pygoda civilis ''Pygoda civilis'' is a species of stink bug in the family 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 P ...

'' (Breddin, 1903) * ''

Pygoda expolita ''Pygoda expolita'' is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in Costa Rica and Panamá. It was first described as ''Edessa expolita'' by William Lucas Distant William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 Februa ...

'' (Distant, 1892) * ''

Pygoda irrorata ''Pygoda'' is a New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. It was formerly considered a subgenus of ''Edessa Edessa (; ) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was ...

'' (Dallas, 1851) * ''

Pygoda poecila ''Pygoda poecila'' is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in Central America. Its scientific name is in reference to the mottled body (Greek ''Poikilos''—mottled, varicolored, spotted). ...

'' Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018 * ''

Pygoda polita ''Pygoda'' is a New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. It was formerly considered a subgenus of ''Edessa (bug), Edessa'' but was elevated to genus based on morphological traits: species grouped under ''Pygoda'' share a distinc ...

'' (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825) * ''

Pygoda ramosa ''Pygoda ramosa'' is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in the canal area in Panamá. ''Pygoda ramosa'' measures between 19—21mm in length and green above. It is characterized by a pr ...

'' Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018 * '' Pygoda thoracica'' (Dallas, 1851) * ''

Pygoda variegata ''Pygoda variegata'' is a species of stink bug in the family 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 ...

'' Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018

References

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