Parastrachia

Parastrachia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Parastrachiidae
Genus: Parastrachia
Distant, 1883
Species
  • Parastrachia japonensis
    (Scott, 1880)
  • Parastrachia nagaensis
    Distant, 1908

Parastrachia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Parastrachiidae. It was established in 1883 by the English entomologist William Lucas Distant. It consists of only two species from Eastern Asia, Parastrachia japonensis and Parastrachia nagaensis.[1][2] Like other members of the family, they exhibit maternal care of eggs.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Gengping Zhu, Guoqing Liu, Wenjun Bu, & Jerzy A. Lis (2013). "Geographic distribution and niche divergence of two stinkbugs, Parastrachia japonensis and Parastrachia nagaensis". Journal of Insect Science 13 (102): 1–16. doi:10.1673/031.013.10201. PMC 4012745. PMID 24738857.
  2. ↑ Jerzy A. Lis (2010). "Pretarsal structures in the family Parastrachiidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea)". Zootaxa 2693: 60–62.
  3. ↑ Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, John Wiley and Sons, 2009, ISBN 1-4051-5142-0
  4. ↑ L. Filippi, M. Hironaka, S. Nomakuchi, & S. Tojo (2000). "Provisioned Parastrachia japonensis (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) nymphs gain access to food and protection from predators.". Animal Behaviour 60 (6): 757–763. doi:10.1006/anbe.2000.1526.


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