Spilostethus

Spilostethus is a genus in the insect family Lygaeidae (seed bugs). There are several species within the genus, most from the Palearctic and Oriental region, including:

  • Spilostethus beieri
  • Spilostethus furcula
  • Spilostethus hospes
  • Spilostethus juncta
  • Spilostethus lemniscatus
  • Spilostethus merui
  • Spilostethus montislunae
  • Spilostethus pandurus
  • Spilostethus potanini
  • Spilostethus rivularis
  • Spilostethus rupta
  • Spilostethus simla
  • Spilostethus stehliki[1]
  • Spilostethus saxatilis
  • Spilostethus taeniatus
  • Spilostethus trilineatus

Spilostethus
Spilostethus pandurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Family:
Lygaeidae
Genus:
Spilostethus

Stål, 1868

Many species form dense aggregations which are thought to provide protection from predators.[2]

References
  1. Decker, J (2013). "Spilostethus stehliki sp.nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) from Ethiopia" (PDF). Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae. 98 (2): 391–394.
  2. Ruxton, Graeme D. and Thomas N. Sherratt (2006). "Aggregation, Defence and Warning Signals: The Evolutionary Relationship". Proceedings: Biological Sciences. 273 (1600): 2417–2424. doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.3570. PMC 1634906. PMID 16959629.


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