Elasmostethus Explained

Elasmostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.

Species

Species within this genus include:

• Elasmostethus atricornis
• Elasmostethus brevis
• Elasmostethus cruciatus
• Elasmostethus dorsalis
• Elasmostethus emeritus
• Elasmostethus humeralis
• Elasmostethus interstinctus – birch shieldbug
• Elasmostethus ligatus
• Elasmostethus lineus
• Elasmostethus nigropunctatus
• Elasmostethus minor
• Elasmostethus sastragaloides
• Elasmostethus suffusus
• Elasmostethus taeniolus
• Elasmostethus tristriatus