Elasmostethus

Elasmostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.

Species

Birch Shield Bug

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyAcanthosomatidae

Observations7,643

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 250
With media: 7
Family: Acanthosomatidae
Collections: NMV, TMAG, OSAC
Recorded in: Australia, Canada

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Bunte Blattwanze Elasmostethus interstinctus.jpg

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taxon name: Elasmostethus
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Elasmostethus

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Elasmostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.

==Species== Species within this genus include: Elasmostethus atricornis Elasmostethus brevis Elasmostethus cruciatus Elasmostethus dorsalis Elasmostethus emeritus Elasmostethus humeralis Elasmostethus interstinctus – birch shieldbug Elasmostethus ligatus Elasmostethus lineus Elasmostethus nigropunctatus Elasmostethus minor Elasmostethus sastragaloides Elasmostethus suffusus Elasmostethus taeniolus Elasmostethus tristriatus

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