Graptostethus

Graptostethus
Graptostethus cf. servus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Graptostethus
Stål, 1868

Graptostethus is a genus in the insect family Lygaeidae (seed bugs). Although originally restricted to the Old World (Palaearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions) some species like G. servus have spread to parts of the New World.[1]

Species in the genus include:

  • Graptostethus dixoni
  • Graptostethus incertus[2]
  • Graptostethus incomptus
  • Graptostethus quadrisignatus
  • Graptostethus servus
  • Graptostethus manillensis

References

  1. Swezey, O.H. (1945). "Notes on Graptostethus servus (Fabr.) in Hawaii (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Hawaii Entomological Society. 12 (2): 335–340.
  2. Kondorosy, E; C H C Lyal; M D Webb (2006). "Nomenclatorial changes in Oriental Lygaeinae seed bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)". Zootaxa. 1383: 45–56.


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