Graptostethus
| Graptostethus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Graptostethus cf. servus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Genus: | Graptostethus Stål, 1868 |
Graptostethus is a genus in the insect family Lygaeidae (seed bugs). Although originally restricted to the Old World (Palaearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions) some species like G. servus have spread to parts of the New World.[1]
Species in the genus include:
- Graptostethus dixoni
- Graptostethus incertus[2]
- Graptostethus incomptus
- Graptostethus quadrisignatus
- Graptostethus servus
- Graptostethus manillensis
References
- ↑ Swezey, O.H. (1945). "Notes on Graptostethus servus (Fabr.) in Hawaii (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Hawaii Entomological Society 12 (2): 335–340.
- ↑ Kondorosy, E; C H C Lyal & M D Webb (2006). "Nomenclatorial changes in Oriental Lygaeinae seed bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)". Zootaxa 1383: 45–56.
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