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Pygoda amianta

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Pygoda amianta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Pygoda
Species:
P. amianta
Binomial name
Pygoda amianta
Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018

Pygoda amianta is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.[1] It was first described in 2018 and is found in Costa Rica and Panamá. Its scientific name is in reference to the pure green color of the pronotum, scutellum and connexivum, without brown punctures or stains (Gr. Amiantos—pure, unspotted).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pygoda amianta Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. ^ Fernandes, Jose Antonio Marin; Nascimento, Agata Tyanne Silva; Nunes, Benedito Mendes (2018-08-21). "Revision of Pygoda Amyot & Serville, 1843 stat. rest. (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) with description of four new species". Zootaxa. 4461 (2): 205–232. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4461.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30314083.