Canopidae

Canopus sp. (Costa-Rica)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pentatomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Heteroptera Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha Superfamilia: Pentatomoidea

Familia: Canopidae
Genera (1): Canopus

Name

Canopidae McAtee & Malloch, 1928

Primary references

• McAtee, W.L. & Malloch, J.R. 1928. Synopsis of pentatomid bugs of the subfamilies Megaridinae and Canopinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 72: 1–21. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• McDonald F.J.D. 1979. A new species of Megaris and the status of the Megarididae McAtee & Malloch and Canopidae Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 87(1): 42-54. BHL Reference page. 
• McHugh, J.V. 1994. On the natural history of Canopidae (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 102(1): 112–114. BHL Reference page. 
• Rolston, L.H. & McDonald, F.J.D. 1979. Keys and diagnoses for the families of Western Hemisphere Pentatomoidea, subfamilies of Pentatomidae and tribes of Pentatominae (Hemiptera). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 87(3): 189–207. BHL Reference page.  [p. 192]

Links

• Classification of Pentatomoidea – North Dakota State University.
• Canopidae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Heteroptera of the World

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