Brachycarenus[1] is a genus of bugs in the family Rhopalidae and the tribe Rhopalini, erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1860. The species Brachycarenus tigrinus is recorded from much of Europe (but also Korea and North America);[2] the British Isles,[3] where it was a fairly recent (2003) introduction.[4]
| Brachycarenus | |
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| Brachycarenus tigrinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Rhopalidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhopalinae |
| Tribe: | Rhopalini |
| Genus: | Brachycarenus Fieber, 1860 |
Species edit
According to BioLib the following are included:[5]
- Brachycarenus languidus (Horváth, 1891)
- Brachycarenus tigrinus (Schilling, 1829)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Fieber FX (1860) Die europäischen Hemiptera Halbflügler. (Rhynchota Heteroptera.) Gerold's Sohn, Wien.
- ^ GBIF: Brachycarenus Fieber, 1860 (retrieved 16 April 2022)
- ^ Ryan R (2012) An addendum to Southwood and Leston's Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 25(4): 205-215.
- ^ British bugs: Brachycarenus tigrinus.
- ^ BioLib.cz: genus Brachycarenus Fieber, 1860 (retrieved 10 April 2022)
External links edit
Data related to Brachycarenus at Wikispecies
Media related to Brachycarenus at Wikimedia Commons
