Piesma Explained

Piesma is a genus of ash-grey leaf bugs, insects of the family Piesmatidae. It is the type genus of the family.

Description

Piesma bugs are less than 4mm long and can be distinguished from the similar genus Parapiesma by the shape of the pronotum: the side margins have a clearly recognizable notch, which the other lacks.^[1] These insects are usually macropterous (having fully developed wings), but are sometimes brachypterous.^[2]

Species

, Lygaeoidea Species File and Fossilworks accept the following species:

1. Piesma brachialis – United States
2. Piesma capitatum – Asia, Europe
3. Piesma ceramica – United States
4. Piesma costata – United States
5. Piesma dilutus – Botswana
6. Piesma explanata – United States
7. Piesma linnavuorii – Africa
8. Piesma maculatum – Europe, Africa
9. Piesma marginepicta – Africa
10. Piesma patruela – United States
11. Piesma protea – United States
12. †Piesma rotunda – United States
13. Piesma xishaena – China

Notes and References

1. Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Wanzen. Band 3: Pentatomomorpha I: Aradoidea (Rindenwanzen), Lygaeoidea (Bodenwanzen u. a.), Pyrrhocoroidea (Feuerwanzen) und Coreoidea (Randwanzen u. a.). (= Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. 78. Teil). Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2007, .
2. http://britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Piesmatidae/piesma_maculatum.html British Bugs: Piesma maculatum.