Eurygaster Explained

Eurygaster is a genus of shield bugs, typical of the subfamily Eurygastrinae and tribe Eurygastrini, widespread in Eurasia, with some species in North America. At least two species are considered economically important sunn pests.

Species

The following are included in BioLib.cz:^[1]

1. Eurygaster alternata
2. Eurygaster amerinda
3. Eurygaster austriaca
   1. E. austriaca austriaca
   2. E. austriaca seabrai
4. Eurygaster chinai
5. Eurygaster dilaticollis
6. Eurygaster fokkeri
7. Eurygaster hottentotta
8. Eurygaster integriceps - major sunn pest
9. Eurygaster laeviuscula
10. Eurygaster maura
11. Eurygaster minidoka
12. Eurygaster paderewskii
13. Eurygaster schreiberi
14. Eurygaster shoshone
15. Eurygaster testudinaria - tortoise shieldbug
16. †Eurygaster granulosus

Species in Europe

• E. austriaca (Schrank, 1776)
• E. dilaticollis Dohrn, 1860
• E. fokkeri Puton, 1893
• E. hottentotta (Fabricius, 1775)
• E. integriceps Puton, 1881
• E. maura (Linnaeus, 1758)
• E. minor Montandon, 1885
• E. testudinaria (Geoffroy, 1785)

External links

• Fauna europaea
• British Bugs
• Insektenbox

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id72188/ BioLib.cz: genus Eurygaster Laporte, 1833