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Less Diverse Pentatomoid Families (Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Dinidoridae, Megarididae, Phloeidae, and Tessaratomidae)

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True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

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Abstract

The superfamily Pentatomoidea comprises about 7,000 species worldwide divided in 15 families and shows a remarkable diversity. In the Neotropical region, more than 1,900 species in 10 families are recorded. In this chapter, the knowledge about the families Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Dinidoridae, Megarididae, Phloeidae, and Tessaratomidae, which include 66 species in 28 genera in the region, is summarized. Although representing less diverse lineages within the superfamily Pentatomoidea, studies about these families will be fundamental to understand the evolution and natural history of the true bugs in the Neotropical region. Some of them are endemic to the Neotropics (i.e., Canopidae and Megarididae) or have relict distribution (i.e., Acanthosomatidae, Phloeidae, and Tessaratomidae). Characteristics like cryptic coloration (Phloeidae) and maternal care behavior (Acanthosomatidae) make these bugs good models for evolutionary and ecological studies. However, little information is available for most of the species. Identification keys for all families of Pentatomoidea found in the Neotropics as well as characterization of all families and genera treated in this chapter are provided.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Eduardo Faúndez and Mariom Carvajal (North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA) for invaluable information and kind assistance with Acanthosomatidae part, David Rider (North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA) for kindly allowing access to the collection at the NDSU, and Tom J. Henry (ARS/USA, National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.) for providing most of the Acanthosomatidae specimens used to illustrate the group in the chapter.

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Schwertner, C.F., Grazia, J. (2015). Less Diverse Pentatomoid Families (Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Dinidoridae, Megarididae, Phloeidae, and Tessaratomidae). In: Panizzi, A., Grazia, J. (eds) True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics. Entomology in Focus, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9861-7_25

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