Hoplinus Explained

Hoplinus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about six described species in Hoplinus.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Hoplinus:

• Hoplinus echinatus (Uhler, 1893)
• Hoplinus paulai Henry, 2002
• Hoplinus scutellaris Henry, 1997
• Hoplinus spinosissimus (Signoret, 1863)
• Hoplinus strigosus Henry, 1997
• Hoplinus wygodzinskyi (Stusak, 1968)

Further reading

• Review of the stilt bug genus Hoplinus, with the description of a new species and notes on other Hoplinini (Heteroptera: Berytidae: Gampsocorinae). 2002. Henry . Thomas J.. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 110. 2. 182–191. 10.1664/0028-7199(2002)110[0182:ROTSBG]2.0.CO;2. 25010415.
• Monograph of the Stilt Bugs, or Berytidae (Heteroptera), of the Western Hemisphere. 1997. Henry . Thomas J.. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington. 1–149. 0096-5839.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. 2001. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-21-4.