Metacanthus Explained

Metacanthus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are more than 20 described species in Metacanthus.

Species

These 26 species belong to the genus Metacanthus:

• Metacanthus acintus Qi & Nonnaizab, 1992
• Metacanthus annulosus (Fieber, 1859)
• Metacanthus antaoensis Lindberg, 1958
• Metacanthus braggodochio (Fernando, 1960)
• Metacanthus calvus (McAtee, 1919)
• Metacanthus concolor White, 1878
• Metacanthus delhiensis (Menon & Ghai, 1959)
• Metacanthus elegans Costa, 1847
• Metacanthus horvathi Stusak, 1964
• Metacanthus jagoensis Lindberg, 1958
• Metacanthus lineatus (Jakovlev, 1875)
• Metacanthus maghrebinus Pericart, 1977
• Metacanthus meridionalis (Costa, 1843)
• Metacanthus microphtalmus Stusak, 1965
• Metacanthus mollis Stusak, 1964
• Metacanthus multispinus (Ashmead, 1887)
• Metacanthus nigricapillus Stusak, 1964
• Metacanthus nitidus Stusak, 1964
• Metacanthus pectoralis Dallas, 1852
• Metacanthus pertenerum Breddin, 1907
• Metacanthus prima (Distant, 1918)
• Metacanthus pulchellus Dallas, 1852
• Metacanthus pusillus (Horvath, 1812)
• Metacanthus tenellus Stal, 1859
• Metacanthus tenerrimus Bergroth, 1912
• Metacanthus transvaalensis Stusak, 1963

Further reading

• 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.