Phimodera Explained

Phimodera is a genus of shield-backed bugs, typical of the tribe Phimoderini.^[1] Species in Phimodera have been recorded from Africa, Europe and North America.

Species

BioLib includes:^[1]

1. Phimodera amblygonia
2. Phimodera bergi
3. Phimodera binotata
4. Phimodera carinata
5. Phimodera curvipilis
6. Phimodera dlabolai
7. Phimodera emeljanovi
8. Phimodera flori
9. Phimodera fumosa
10. Phimodera hispanica
11. Phimodera humeralis
12. Phimodera jaxartensis
13. Phimodera kaszabi
14. Phimodera kiborti
15. Phimodera laevilinea
16. Phimodera lapponica
17. Phimodera mongolica
18. Phimodera montana
19. Phimodera nigra
20. Phimodera oculata
21. Phimodera reuteri
22. Phimodera rupshuensis
23. Phimodera semideserta
24. Phimodera sibirica
25. Phimodera smolini
26. Phimodera testudo
27. Phimodera torpida
28. Phimodera torrida
29. Phimodera tuberculata

Further reading

• Generic placement and synonymy of some New World Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the British Museum (Natural History). 1995. Eger . J. E. Jr.. Lattin . J. D.. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 103. 4. 412–420. 25010192.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id72210/ BioLib.cz: genus Phimodera Germar, 1839