Graphosoma Explained

Graphosoma is a genus bugs in the family Pentatomidae. They are commonly known as striped shield bugs for their distinctive markings.

Species

Subgenus Graphosoma

• Graphosoma alkani Lodos, 1959
• Graphosoma consimile Horváth, 1903
• Graphosoma interruptum White, 1839
• Graphosoma italicum (Müller, 1766)
• Graphosoma lineatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Graphosoma melanoxanthum Horváth, 1903
• Graphosoma rubrolineatum (Westwood, 1837)
• Graphosoma semipunctatum (Fabricius, 1775)
• Graphosoma stali Horváth, 1881

Subgenus Graphosomella

• Graphosoma inexpectatum Carapezza & Jindra, 2008

References

• Carapezza, A.; Jindra, Z. 2008: Graphosoma (Graphosomella subgen. nov.) inexpectatum sp. nov. from Syria (Hemiptera Heteroptera Pentatomidae). Naturalista siciliano (4), 32(3-4): 471–478. Full article (PDF)
• Dai, J.-x. 2005: Discussion on classification of genus Grophosoma [''Graphosoma''] and Dybowskyia based on sequences of cytochrome b gene (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Sichuan journal of zoology, 24(4): 490–495.
• Fent, M.; Dursun, A.; Tezcan, S. 2013: First record of Graphosoma inexpectatum (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae, Podopinae) from Turkey with description of the female. ZooKeys, 319: 51–57.