Murgantia (bug)

Murgantia is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about six described species in Murgantia.[1][2][3][4]

Murgantia histrionica

Murgantia
Murgantia histrionica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Tribe: Strachiini
Genus: Murgantia
Stål, 1862

Species

These six species belong to the genus Murgantia:

  • Murgantia angularis (Walker, 1867) i c g
  • Murgantia bifasciata Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836 g
  • Murgantia histrionica (Hahn, 1834) i c g b (harlequin bug)
  • Murgantia tessellata (Amyot and Serville, 1843) i c g
  • Murgantia varicolor (Westwood, 1837) i c g
  • Murgantia violascens (Westwood, 1837) i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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References

  1. "Murgantia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. "Browse Murgantia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. "Murgantia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. "Murgantia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

Further reading

  • Gaimari, S.; O'Donnell, M. (2011). California Plant Pest & Disease Report (PDF) (Report). 25. California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch.
  • 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.
  • McPherson, J. E. (1982). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0809310401.
  • Media related to Murgantia at Wikimedia Commons


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