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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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Acanthosomatidae |
Subfamily: | Ditomotarsinae |
Genus: | Uhlunga Distant, 1892 |
Species: | U. typica
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Binomial name | |
Uhlunga typica Distant, 1892
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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.
- ^ 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