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Bathycoelia Alkyone
''Bathycoelia''Amyot CJ-B, Audinet-Serville JG (1843) ''Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hémiptères. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret'', Paris. XXIII, 110. is a genus of shield bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae and the monotypic tribe Bathycoeliini. Species The North Dakota State University lists the following and provides a key to West African species: * '' Bathycoelia alkyone'' Linnavuori, 1989 * '' Bathycoelia bifoveolatus'' (Reuter, 1887) * ''Bathycoelia bipunctulus'' (Stål, 1876) * ''Bathycoelia boliviensis'' Jensen-Haarup, 1937 * ''Bathycoelia buonopoziensis'' (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)- type species (as ''Pentatoma buonopoziensis'' Palisot de Beauvois) * ''Bathycoelia cascadea'' Roche, 1977 * ''Bathycoelia chlorospila ''Bathycoelia''Amyot CJ-B, Audinet-Serville JG (1843) ''Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hémiptères. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret'', Paris. XXIII, 110. is a genus of shield bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae and the monotypic tribe Bath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Foottit, Peter H. Adler ''Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society'', John Wiley and Sons, 2009, As hemipterans, the pentatomids have Hemiptera#Mouthparts, piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are herbivore, phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on Agriculture, agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial. Etymology The name "Pentatomidae" is from the Greek language, Greek ''pente'' meaning "five" and ''tomos'' meaning "section", and refers to the five segments of their antennae. Pentatomids are generally called "shield bugs" in British English language , English, or "stink bugs" in American English. However, the term shield bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
