Elasmostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.[3][4]

Elasmostethus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Acanthosomatidae
Genus: Elasmostethus
Fieber, 1860[1]
Type species
Cimex dentatus[2]
De Geer, 1773
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Cyphostethus Fieber, 1860[1]
  • Dichobothrium Breddin, 1903
  • Ditaenius Bergroth, 1912
  • Oxydalus Mulsant & Rey, 1866
  • Stictocarenus Stål, 1871

Species

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Species within this genus include:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fieber, Franz Xaver (1860) [1861]. Die europäischen Hemiptera. Halbflügler. (Rhynchota Heteroptera). Nach der analytischenMethode bearbeiet. Wien: Carl Gerold's Sohn. pp. 78, 328–329.
  2. ^ Stål, Carolus (1864). "Hemiptera nonnulla nova vel minus cognita". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 4. 4: 54.
  3. ^ a b c Zicha, Ondřej. "Genus Elasmostethus Fieber, 1860". BioLib: Biological library. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Cassis, Gerasimos; Gross, Gordon (2002). "Acanthosomatidae: Acanthosomatinae". Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 27.3B. Collingwood, VIC: Csiro Publishing. pp. 363–365. ISBN 978-0-643-06875-9.