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Eurygaster

Neimorovets, Vladimir

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Eurygaster

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Eurygaster is a genus of shield bugs, typical of the subfamily Eurygastrinae and tribe Eurygastrini, widespread in Eurasia, with some species in North America. At least two species are considered economically important sunn pests.

Species

Tortoise Bug

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyScutelleridae
Observations6,985
Observations recorded46,492

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
292
Family
Scutelleridae
Collections
OMNH, MNA, UAM, UCM
Recorded in
United States, Russia

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • Species in Europe
  • References
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Eurygaster is a genus of shield bugs, typical of the subfamily Eurygastrinae and tribe Eurygastrini, widespread in Eurasia, with some species in North America. At least two species are considered economically important sunn pests.

==Species== The following are included in BioLib.cz: Eurygaster alternata Eurygaster amerinda Eurygaster austriaca E. austriaca austriaca E. austriaca seabrai Eurygaster chinai Eurygaster dilaticollis Eurygaster fokkeri Eurygaster hottentotta Eurygaster integriceps - major sunn pest Eurygaster laeviuscula Eurygaster maura Eurygaster minidoka Eurygaster paderewskii Eurygaster schreiberi Eurygaster shoshone Eurygaster testudinaria - tortoise shieldbug †Eurygaster granulosus

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