Loxa virescens

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: Pentatomidae
Subfamilia: Pentatominae
Tribus: Chlorocorini
Genus: Loxa
Species: Loxa virescens

Name

Loxa virescens Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843:137

• Type locality: Surinam

Synonyms

Cimex albicollis Herrich-Schäffer, 1842:68
Pentatoma albicolle Herrich-Schäffer, 1844:94
Loxa affinis Dallas, 1851:198

• Type locality: Paraguay

Loxa invaria Dallas, 1851:198

• Type locality: Guyana

Loxa flavicollis obtusa Horváth, 1925:320 [Synonymized by Eger, 1978:233]
Loxa prasina Horváth, 1925:322 [Synonymized by Eger, 1978:233]

• Type locality: Venezuela, Merida

References

Primary references

• Amyot, J.B. & Audinet-Serville, J.G. 1843. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hémiptères. 657 pp. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. BHL Reference page.  [p. 137]

Additional references

• Eger, J.E. 1978. Revision of the Genus Loxa (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 86(3): 224–259. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Genevcius, B., Greve, C., Koehler, S., Simmons, R.B., Rider, D.A., Grazia, J. & Schwertner, C.F. 2021. Phylogeny of the stink bug tribe Chlorocorini (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) based on DNA and morphological data: the evolution of key phenotypic traits. Systematic Entomology 46(2): 327–338. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12464 Reference page. 
• Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1831–53. Die Wanzenartigen Insecten: getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. C. H. Zeh’schen Buchhandlung, Nürnburg. Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5, Vol. 6, Vol. 7, Vol. 8, Vol. 9 Reference page.  [Vol. 6 p. 68]
• Melo, M.C., Dellapé, G., Olivera, L., Varela, P.S., Montemayor, S.I. & Dellapé, P.M. 2017. Diversity of true bugs from Iguazú National Park, Argentina. Check list 13(5): 479–511. DOI: 10.15560/13.5.479 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Zicha, Ondřej et al. Loxa virescens Amyot & Serville, 1843 – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
• Loxa virescens – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Loxa virescens.
• ION

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