Murgantia (bug) explained
Murgantia is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least 12 described species in Murgantia.
Species
These six species belong to the genus Murgantia:
- Murgantia angularis (Walker, 1867)
i c g- Murgantia bifasciata Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836
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i c g b (harlequin bug)
- Murgantia tessellata (Amyot and Serville, 1843)
i c g- Murgantia varicolor (Westwood, 1837)
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i c g bData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.netFurther reading
- California Plant Pest & Disease Report. 2011. Gaimari . S.. O'Donnell . M.. California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch. 25.
- Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.
- Book: The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. 1982. McPherson . J. E.. Southern Illinois University Press. 978-0809310401.