Edessa (bug)

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.

  1. ^ "Edessa". North Dakota State University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.