Amaurochrous Explained

Amaurochrous is a genus of turtle bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about six described species in Amaurochrous.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Amaurochrous:

• Amaurochrous brevitylus Barber & Sailer, 1953
• Amaurochrous cinctipes (Say, 1828)
• Amaurochrous dubius (Palisot, 1805)
• Amaurochrous magnus Barber & Sailer, 1953
• Amaurochrous ovalis Barber & Sailer, 1953
• Amaurochrous vanduzeei Barber & Sailer, 1953

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.
• Book: The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. 1982. McPherson . J. E.. Southern Illinois University Press. 978-0809310401.