Uhlunga is a monotypic genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae. The only species is Uhlunga typica, which is known from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa.[1][2]

Uhlunga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Acanthosomatidae
Genus: Uhlunga
Distant, 1892
Species:
U. typica
Binomial name
Uhlunga typica
Distant, 1892

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Robertson, I. A. D. (2009). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Sub-Saharan Africa: a database. https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/391284/Robertson_Pentatomoidea_Africa_2009.pdf