Temnostethus Explained

Temnostethus is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in Temnostethus.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Temnostethus:

• Temnostethus dacicus (Puton, 1888)
• Temnostethus fastigiatus Drake & Harris, 1926
• Temnostethus gracilis Horváth, 1907
• Temnostethus lunula Wagner, 1952
• Temnostethus pusillus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
• Temnostethus reduvinus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
• Temnostethus wichmanni Wagner, 1961
• † Temnostethus blandus Statz & Wagner, 1950

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. 1996. Péricart . J.. Golub . V. B.. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-15-3.
• Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis. 2009. Schuh . Randall T.. Weirauch . Christiane. Wheeler . Ward C.. Systematic Entomology. 34. 1. 15–48. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. 10.1.1.498.8756.