Biology:Metacanthus

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Metacanthus
Metacanthus P1090475a.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Berytidae
Subfamily: Metacanthinae
Genus: Metacanthus
Costa, 1847
Synonyms[1]
  • Aknisus McAtee, 1919

Metacanthus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are more than 20 described species in Metacanthus.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 26 species belong to the genus Metacanthus:

  • Metacanthus acintus Qi & Nonnaizab, 1992
  • Metacanthus annulosus (Fieber, 1859)
  • Metacanthus antaoensis Lindberg, 1958
  • Metacanthus braggodochio (Fernando, 1960)
  • Metacanthus calvus (McAtee, 1919)
  • Metacanthus concolor White, 1878
  • Metacanthus delhiensis (Menon & Ghai, 1959)
  • Metacanthus elegans Costa, 1847
  • Metacanthus horvathi Stusak, 1964
  • Metacanthus jagoensis Lindberg, 1958
  • Metacanthus lineatus (Jakovlev, 1875)
  • Metacanthus maghrebinus Pericart, 1977
  • Metacanthus meridionalis (Costa, 1843)
  • Metacanthus microphtalmus Stusak, 1965
  • Metacanthus mollis Stusak, 1964
  • Metacanthus multispinus (Ashmead, 1887)
  • Metacanthus nigricapillus Stusak, 1964
  • Metacanthus nitidus Stusak, 1964
  • Metacanthus pectoralis Dallas, 1852
  • Metacanthus pertenerum Breddin, 1907
  • Metacanthus prima (Distant, 1918)
  • Metacanthus pulchellus Dallas, 1852
  • Metacanthus pusillus (Horvath, 1812)
  • Metacanthus tenellus Stal, 1859
  • Metacanthus tenerrimus Bergroth, 1912
  • Metacanthus transvaalensis Stusak, 1963


References

Further reading

  • Henry, Thomas J. (1997). "Monograph of the Stilt Bugs, or Berytidae (Heteroptera), of the Western Hemisphere". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington: 1–149. ISSN 0096-5839. 
  • Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 2001. ISBN 978-90-71912-21-4. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10582523 entry