Elasmopoda

Elasmopoda is a genus in the "true bug" family Coreidae, order Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of eastern and southern Africa.[1] The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The femora of the hind legs are somewhat enlarged and bent, but less than those of some related genera, and either unarmed, or less armed with spikes.

Elasmopoda
Elasmopoda alata in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Coreidae
Subfamily:
Agriopocorinae
Genus:
Elasmopoda

Stål, 1873
Synonyms
  • Evagrius Distant, 1900
  • Holopterna Stål, 1873
  • Hoplopterna Stål, 1873
  • Hoploterna Distant, 1892[1]

The genus Elasmopoda has junior synonyms, some of them apparently the products of clerical errors, in particular:[2]

  • synonym Evagrius Distant, 1900
  • synonym Holopterna Stål, 1873
  • synonym Hoplopterna Stål, 1873
  • synonym Hoploterna Distant, 1892

Species include:[1]

  • Elasmopoda alata (Westwood, 1842)
  • Elasmopoda antennata (Courteaux, 1907)
  • Elasmopoda atramentaria (Germar, 1837)
  • Elasmopoda dallasi (Stål, 1873)
  • Elasmopoda elata Blöte, 1938
  • Elasmopoda falx (Drury, 1782)
  • Elasmopoda gladius (Distant, 1900)
  • Elasmopoda lunata (Signoret, 1858)
  • Elasmopoda parmenio Linnavuori, 1973
  • Elasmopoda ugandica (Kirkaldy, 1909)
  • Elasmopoda valga (Linnaeus, 1758)

References
  1. Webb, Mick; et al. "genus Elasmopoda Stål, 1873". Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). The Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) accessed 2015 12 05

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