Edessa (bug)

Edessa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Pentatomorpha
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Edessinae
Genus:	Edessa; Fabricius, 1803
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Aceratodes Amyot & Serville, 1843; Dorypleura Amyot & Serville, 1843; Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843; Pygoda Amyot & Serville, 1843

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 Ascra, Paraedessa, Doesburgedessa and others.

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