Biology:Anhanga (insect)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentatominae |
| Tribe: | Carpocorini |
| Genus: | Anhanga Distant, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Anhanga modesta Distant, 1887
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Anhanga is a genus of Brazilian shield bugs, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1887.[1]
Taxonomy
Originally described from the subfamily Discocephalinae (Discocephalini), Anhanga was reassigned by a 2016 study to the Pentatominae subfamily. Anhanga is rare in museums with four specimens in total, and had not been evaluated since its description by Distant in 1887.[2]
Anhanga's general and genital morphology aligns best with Galedanta, another Neotropical pentatomine shield bug. Mutually aligned features include a medium-sized to large body covered in punctures, mandibular plates rounded at apex which are convergent and longer than clypeus, and scutellum bearing foveae. Females bear finger-like processes, with males possessing a projected 'V-shaped' ventral rim of the pygophore. However, Anhanga can be distinguished by the rounded lateral angles of the anterolateral margin of pronotum crenulate along the anterior half of specimens.[2]
Ecology
Anhanga is endemic to the moist ranges of Atlantic forest in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ,[2] and the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina .[3]
References
- ↑ "Anhanga Distant 1887" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/160747976.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bianchi, Filipe M.; Barcellos, Aline; Grazia, Jocelia (2016-11-15). "Rediscovering Anhanga: redescription and considerations on its taxonomic placement (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56 (2): 557–566. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3579152. ISSN 0374-1036. https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.3579152.
- ↑ "Occurrence Detail 3759075185" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3759075185.
Wikidata ☰ Q124031717 entry
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