Podops Explained

Podops^[1] is a genus of Palaearctic bugs, in the family Pentatomidae; it is the type genus of the subfamily Podopinae and tribe Podopini. Species are recorded from Europe and includes the type species P. inunctus, which can be found in the British Isles.

Species

BioLib lists the following:^[2]

Subgenus Opocrates Horváth, 1883

1. Podops annulicornis Jakovlev, 1877
2. Podops curvidens A. Costa, 1843
3. Podops rectidens Horváth, 1883

Subgenus Petalodera Horváth, 1883

1. Podops buccatus Horváth, 1883
2. Podops dilatata Fieber in Puton, 1873
3. Podops tangirus (Fabricius, 1803)

Subgenus Podops Laporte de Castelnau, 1833

1. Podops calligerus Horváth, 1887
2. Podops inunctus (Fabricius, 1775) (synonym P. inuncta)
   type species (as Cimex inunctus Fabricius, 1775)
3. Podops retowskii Horváth, 1883

External links

• British Bugs

Podops inuncta Turtle Shieldbug (retrieved 31 October 2021)

• Web site: Podops Genus Information Catalogue of Life. www.catalogueoflife.org. 31 October 2021.

Notes and References

1. Laporte de Castelnau FL (1833) Mémoire de cinquante espèces nouvelles ou peu connues d'Insectes. Annales de la Société entomologique de France 1: 386–415.
2. Web site: Podops Genus Information BioLib. biolib.cz. 31 October 2021.