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Edessa
Edessa rufomarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Edessinae
Genus: Edessa
Fabricius, 1803
Synonyms
  • Aceratodes Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Dorypleura Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Pygoda Amyot & Serville, 1843
Edessa rufomarginata
Edessa pictiventris
Edessa abdominalis

Edessa is a large New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, containing over 250 described species.[1] Several other genera used to be included until recently, such as Pygoda, Ascra, Paraedessa, Doesburgedessa and others.

Species

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These species belong to the genus Edessa. Hundreds more species of Edessa populate the Neotropics.

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5] z = Zootaxa[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Edessa". North Dakota State University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.
  2. ^ "Edessa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ^ "Browse Edessa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ "Edessa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ "Edessa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ^ Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin; Silva, Valeria Juliete Da; Correia, Andre Oliveira; Nunes, Benedito Mendes (2015-08-12). "New species of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Costa Rica". Zootaxa. 3999 (4): 511–536. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.4.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26623592.