Psacasta Explained

Psacasta is a genus of Palaearctic jewel or shield-backed bugs in the subfamily Eurygastrinae and typical of the tribe Psacastini; the genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1839.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The following are included in BioLib.cz:^[3]

subgenus Cryptodontus

1. Psacasta neglecta
2. Psacasta tuberculata

subgenus Psacasta

1. Psacasta cypria
2. Psacasta exanthematica
3. Psacasta granulata
4. Psacasta herculeana
5. Psacasta horvathi
6. Psacasta pallida
7. Psacasta simillima

Notes and References

1. Germar EF (1839) Beiträge zu einer Monographie der Schildwanzen. Zeitschrift für die Entomologie 1(1): 1-146.
2. Web site: GBIF genus Psacasta Germar, 1839. www.gbif.org. 18 November 2023.
3. Web site: BioLib genus Psacasta Germar, 1839. biolib.cz. 12 February 2024.