Acanthosomatidae

Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named "shield bugs," for which Kumar in his 1979 world revision recognized 47 genera; now this number is 55 genera, with about 200 species, and is one of the least diversified families within Pentatomoidea.Faúndez, E.I. 2014: A new genus for a Chilean species of Acanthosomatidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Zootaxa, 3768(5): 596-600

Genera

Examples of genera and species:
*'' Acanthosoma'' Curtis, 1824
**'' Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hawthorn shield bug
**''Acanthosoma labiduroides'' Jakovlev, 1880 — Green shield bug
*'' Cyphostethus'' Fieber, 1860
**'' Cyphostethus tristriatus'' — Juniper shield bug
*'' Elasmostethus'' Fieber, 1860
**'' Elasmostethus interstinctus'' — Birch shield bug
**'' Elasmostethus minor''
*'' Elasmucha'' Stål, 1864
**'' Elasmucha cordillera'' Thomas, 1991
**'' Elasmucha ferrugata'' (Fabricius, 1787)
**'' Elasmucha fieberi'' (Jakovlev, 1864)
**'' Elasmucha flammatum'' (Distant, 1893)
**'' Elasmucha grisea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — Parent bug
**'' Elasmucha lateralis'' (Say, 1831)
*''Eupolemus''
*'' Oncacontias'' Breddin, 1903
**'' Oncacontias vittatus'' — Forest shield bug

File:Acanthosoma_haemorrhoidale01.jpg, '' Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale''
File:Bunte_Blattwanze_Elasmostethus_interstinctus.jpg, '' Elasmostethus interstinctus''
File:Cyphostethus_tristriatus01.jpg, '' Cyphostethus tristriatus''
File:Elasmucha_grisea01.jpg, '' Elasmucha grisea''
File:Elasmucha ferrugata wwalas 1.jpg, '' Elasmucha ferrugata''

References

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Heteroptera families