Family

Acanthosomatidae (Shield bugs)

Elasmostethus cruciatus. Photo: (c) Fyn Kynd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named “shield bugs,” for which Kumar in his World revision recognizes 47 genera; now this number is 54 genera, with about 200 species, and is one of the least diversified families within Pentatomoidea. In 2014 a new genus was described upgrading the number of valid genera to 55.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha (Pentatomomorph bugs)
        Superfamily: Pentatomoidea (Stink bugs, shield bugs, and allies)
        Family: Acanthosomatidae (Shield bugs)
        Subfamily: Acanthosomatinae (2)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Acanthosomatinae

Family

Acanthosomatidae (Shield bugs)

Subtaxa

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