Hemiptera14 species

Family Shield Bugs (Acanthosomatidae)

Acanthosomatidae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 14 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Acanthosomatidae (14)

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Length 13-15 mm. A distinctive species, although confusion with the smaller and less elongate Birch Shieldbug is possible. The lateral extensions of the pronotum are larger in A. haemorrhoidale , and are marked with red, while the scutellum is green

Juniper Shieldbug

Cyphostethus tristriatus

Length 9-10.5 mm. A fairly large green shieldbug with curved and distinctive pinkish-red markings on the corium. On Juniper and increasingly on Lawson's Cypress. New adults may be found from late August onwards. The species spends the winter as an ad

Birch Shieldbug

Elasmostethus interstinctus

Length 8-11.5 mm. A distinctive species, although similar to the Hawthorn Shieldbug (see below). Confusion with the larger and more elongate Hawthorn Shieldbug ( A. haemorrhoidale ) is possible. The lateral extensions of the pronotum are smaller in E

Parent Bug

Elasmucha grisea

Length 7-9 mm. A medium-sized red/brown shieldbug. There is usually an obvious black patch on the scutellum. This species overwinters as an adult, emerging and mating in the spring. The smaller male dies soon after, but the female survives for some t