Metacanthus

Metacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Berytidae
Subfamily:Metacanthinae
Genus:Metacanthus
Costa, 1847
Synonyms[1]
  • Aknisus McAtee, 1919

Metacanthus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are at least 20 described species in Metacanthus.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Metacanthus:

  • Metacanthus acintus Qi & Nonnaizab, 1992 c g
  • Metacanthus annulosus (Fieber, F.X., 1859) c g
  • Metacanthus ataoensis Lindberg, H., 1958 c g
  • Metacanthus braggodochio (Fernando, 1960) c g
  • Metacanthus calvus (McAtee, 1919) i c g
  • Metacanthus concolor White, F.B., 1878 c g
  • Metacanthus delhiensis (Menon & Ghai, 1959) c g
  • Metacanthus horvathi Stusak, 1964 c g
  • Metacanthus jagoensis Lindberg, H., 1958 c g
  • Metacanthus lineatus (Jakovlev, B.E., 1875) c g
  • Metacanthus maghrebinus Pericart, J., 1977 c g
  • Metacanthus meridionalis (Costa, 1843) i c g
  • Metacanthus microphtalmus Stusak, 1965 c g
  • Metacanthus mollis Stusak, 1964 c g
  • Metacanthus multispinus (Ashmead, 1887) i c g b
  • Metacanthus nigricapillus Stusak, 1964 c g
  • Metacanthus nitidus Stusak, 1964 c g
  • Metacanthus pectoralis Dallas, W.S., 1852 c g
  • Metacanthus pertenerus Breddin, G., 1907 c g
  • Metacanthus prima (Distant, W.L., 1918) c g
  • Metacanthus pulchellus Dallas, W.S., 1852 c g
  • Metacanthus pusillus (Horvath, G., 1812) c g
  • Metacanthus tenellus Stål, 1859 i c g
  • Metacanthus tenerrimus Bergroth, E., 1912 c g
  • Metacanthus transvaalensis Stusak, 1963 c g

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Metacanthus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Metacanthus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Metacanthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Metacanthus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
  • Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.


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