''Zicrona'' is a genus of
bugs of the family
Pentatomidae. It was
circumscribed
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by
Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot and
Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Amyot and Serville wrote the genus's name comes from the Hebrew word () meaning "odorant".
Species
, the following four species are recognized:
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Zicrona americana
''Zicrona'' is a genus of bugs of the family Pentatomidae. It was circumscribed by Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot and Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Amyot and Serville wrote the genus's name comes from the Hebrew word () meaning "odorant".
Spec ...
'' Thomas, 1992
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Zicrona caerulea
''Zicrona caerulea'', the blue shieldbug, is a species of bug of the family Pentatomidae.
Description
''Zicrona caerulea'' can reach an adult size of about . The body is uniformly metallic blue-green (hence the Latin name ''caerulea'', meaning ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue Bug
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Zicrona hisarensis
''Zicrona'' is a genus of bugs of the family Pentatomidae. It was circumscribed by Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot and Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Amyot and Serville wrote the genus's name comes from the Hebrew word () meaning "odorant".
Spec ...
'' Chopra & Sucheta, 1984
* ''
Zicrona murreensis
''Zicrona'' is a genus of bugs of the family Pentatomidae. It was circumscribed by Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot and Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Amyot and Serville wrote the genus's name comes from the Hebrew word () meaning "odorant".
Spec ...
'' Rana & Ahmad, 1988
References
External links
Fauna europaea
Asopinae
Taxa named by Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot
Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Pentatomidae genera
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