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Shield Bugs
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Shield Bugs

Acanthosomatidae

Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named shield bugs and sometimes stink bugs. There are currently recognised about 200 species in the genera below, making it one of the least diverse families within Pentatomoidea. The Acanthosomatidae species are found throughout the world, being most abundant in high-latitude temperate regions and in subtropical regions at high altitudes.

One of the most well-known species in Acanthosomatidae is the hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale), which is found throughout Europe and also northern Siberia; this species is typically green or brown and has a distinctive shape with two projections on its thorax. It feeds on various plants, including hawthorn, rowan, and cherry.

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4 branches of this family, most-observed first

Acanthosomatinae

subfamilyAcanthosomatinae

Blaudusinae

subfamilyBlaudusinae

Ditomotarsinae

subfamilyDitomotarsinae

Blaudus andicola

speciesBlaudus andicola

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51159.