Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pentatomoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Pentatomoidea

Familia: Pentatomidae
Subfamilia: Asopinae
Genus: Afrius
Subgenera: A. (Afrius) A. (Subafrius)
Species (3): A. flavirostrum A. kolleri A. yolofus

Name

Afrius Stål, 1870: 44 [As subgenus of Cimex upgraded by Distant, 1892: 248]

References

Primary references

  • Stål, C. 1870. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en företeckning öfver alla hittils kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska meddelanden. 1. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 9(1): 1–232. Enumeratio Scutellerinorum Americae pp. 4–20. Enumeratio Asopinorum pp. 21–59. Enumeratio Tessaratominorum pp. 60–78. Enumeratio Dinidorum pp. 79–89. Addenda pp. 229–232. BHL Reference page.  [p. 44]
  • Roell, T., Lemaître, V.A. & Webb, M.D. 2019. Revision of the African shieldbug genus Afrius Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 520: 1–44 ResearchGate Open access Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Distant, W.L. 1892. A Naturalist in the Transvaal. R.H. Porter, London. 277 pp. 5 pls. BHL. Reference page.  [p. 248]
  • Rider, D.A. 2006. Family Pentatomidae. p. 233–403, In: Aukema, A. & Rieger, C. (eds). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol 5. Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam. ResearchGate Open access PDF. Reference page.  [p. 234]
  • Schouteden, H. 1907. Heteroptera. Fam. Pentatomidae. Subfam. Asopinae (Amyoteinae). Genera Insectorum 52: 82pp. 5 pls. (French). BHL Reference page.  [p. 50]
  • Thomas, D.B. 1994. Taxonomic synopsis of the Old World asopine genera (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Insecta Mundi 8(3–4): 145–212. Online. Reference page.  [p. 150]
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