Axiagastus is a genus of Asian and Australian shield-bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae; it is the type genus of the tribe Axiagastini and was erected by William Sweetland Dallas in 1851.[1]

Axiagastus
Axiagastus rosmarus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Tribe: Axiagastini
Genus: Axiagastus
Dallas, 1851

Species

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The following are recorded in BioLib.cz[2] and elsewhere:

  1. Axiagastus dubius Jensen-Haarup, 1938[3]
  2. Axiagastus marmoratus (Montrouzier, 1855)
  3. Axiagastus mitescens Distant, 1901
  4. Axiagastus rosmarus Dallas, 1851 - type species

References

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  1. ^ Dallas WS (1851) List of the Specimens of Hemipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London : Richard Taylor Part 1 368 pp. XI pls. [221].
  2. ^ BioLib.cz: Axiagastus Dallas, 1851 (retrieved 6 April 2023)
  3. ^ Species Index - North Dakota State University: species_index_D: "dubius" Jensen-Haarup, 1938 (Axiagastus)
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