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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Pentatomoidea » Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) » Edessinae

Subfamily Edessinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited
Stink Bug - Ascra bifida Stink Bug - Ascra bifida Edessa - Ascra bifida Edessa bifida (Say) - Ascra bifida Shield Bug - brown & green with white V - Ascra bifida edessa? - Ascra florida Ascra bifida (Say, 1832) - Ascra bifida - male Ascra bifida
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily Pentatomoidea
Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Edessinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
no recognized tribes
Explanation of Names
Edessinae Amyot & Serville 1843
Numbers
2 spp. of Ascra in our area(1); >300 spp. in 12 genera worldwide(2)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Rider D. (2006-) Pentatomoidea home page
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 1 August, 2009 - 5:24pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 13 October, 2023 - 9:51pm

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