Alcaeus (bug)

Alcaeus
Alcaeus varicornis, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Pentatominae
Tribe: Halyini
Genus: Alcaeus
Dallas, 1851
Synonyms
  • Muritha Distant, 1910

Alcaeus is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least four described species in Alcaeus, found in Australia.[1][2][3]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Alcaeus:

  • Alcaeus hermannsburgi (Distant, 1910)
  • Alcaeus lignicolor Walker, 1867
  • Alcaeus subspinosus Gross, 1976
  • Alcaeus varicornis (Westwood, 1837)

References

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory, Genus Alcaeus Dallas, 1851". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ^ "GBIF, Alcaeus". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Alcaeus Dallas, 1851". Retrieved 2025-10-24.