Heterogaster
| Heterogaster | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Heterogaster urticae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Pentatomomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Lygaeoidea |
| Family: | Heterogastridae |
| Genus: | Heterogaster Schilling, 1829 |
Heterogaster is a genus of seed bugs in the family Heterogastridae. There are about 11 species, nine of the Old World, and two of the New World.[1]
Species include:
- Heterogaster affinis
- Heterogaster artemisiae
- Heterogaster behrensii
- Heterogaster flavicosta
- Heterogaster urticae (Fabricius, 1775) - the "Nettle Ground Bug"[2]
References
- ↑ Scudder, G. G. E. and A. C Eyles. (2003). Heterogaster urticae (Hemiptera: Heterogastridae), a new alien species and family to New Zealand. Weta 25, 8-13.
- ↑ "New Zealand Biosecurity: Nettle Ground Bug". Victoria, Australia: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, PaDIL, Museum Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
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