Megacopta
Megacopta is a genus of true bugs in the family Plataspidae. There are at least seven described species in Megacopta.[1][2]
Megacopta cribraria
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Pentatomomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Pentatomoidea |
| Family: | Plataspidae |
| Genus: | Megacopta Hsiao & Jen, 1977 |
Species
These species belong to the genus Megacopta:[3][4]
- Megacopta bicolor Hsiao & Jen 1977
- Megacopta bituminata (Montandon 1897)
- Megacopta breviceps (Horváth 1879)
- Megacopta centrosignatum
- Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius, 1798) (kudzu bug)
- Megacopta laeviventris
- Megacopta punctatissima (Japanese common plataspid stinkbug)
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References
- "Megacopta". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- "Megacopta genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- Wong, A. C.; Mak, S. T. (2012). "Preseptal cellulitis in a child caused by Megacopta centrosignatum". Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 16 (6). doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.08.003.
- Checklist of the Chinese Plataspidae (Heteroptera, Pentatomoidea) (Report). Biologiezentrum Linz. 2006.
Further reading
- Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-9071912283.
- Eger, J. E.; Ames, L. M.; Suiter, D. R.; Jenkins, T. M.; et al. (2010). "Occurrence of the Old World bug Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Georgia". Insecta Mundi (0121): 1–11. ISSN 0749-6737.
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