Troilus is a genus of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least two described species in Troilus.[1]

Troilus
Troilus luridus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Asopinae
Genus: Troilus
Stål, 1868

Some species of this genus are found in Europe.[2]

Species edit

These species belong to the genus Troilus:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Troilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. ^ "Troilus Stål, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ Zheng, L.-Y. & Liu, G-Q. 1987a. New genus and new species of Pentatomidae from Yunnan, China (lnsecta: Hemiptera). Acta zootaxon. sin., 12(2): 181-191. [In Chinese] Preview
  4. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  5. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-25.

Further reading edit

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 9071912280.
  • Paiero, S.M.; Marshall, S.A.; McPherson, J.E.; Ma, M.S. "Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) and parent bugs (Acanthosomatidae) of Ontario and adjacent areas...". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 24: 1–183.