Xosa is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.[1] The genus is endemic to South Africa.
Xosa | |
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Xosa fuscoirroratus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Acanthosomatidae |
Genus: | Xosa Kirkaldy, 1904 |
Synonyms | |
Rhaphigaster |
Species
edit- Xosa fuscoirroratus (Stål, 1853)
- Xosa lugubris (Thunberg, 1822)
References
edit- ^ Kumar, R. (1974). "A revision of world Acanthosomatidae (Heteroptera : Pentatomidae): Keys to and descriptions of subfamilies, tribes and genera, with designation of types". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 22 (34): 1–60. doi:10.1071/ajzs034.