The genus ''Neides'' is a small but common

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s; the name has precedence of the junior synonym name ''Berytus'' which

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coined for the same taxon in 1803. It formerly included one

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n species (''Neides muticus''), which has been removed to its own genus, ''

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''.

Species

*'' Neides aduncus'' (Fieber, 1859) *'' Neides brevipennis'' Puton, 1895 *'' Neides gomeranus'' Heiss, 1978 *'' Neides tipularius'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Berytidae Pentatomomorpha genera {{Pentatomomorpha-stub