Halys (bug)

Halys
Halys sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Pentatominae
Tribe: Halyini
Genus: Halys
Fabricius, 1803
Synonyms

Halysius Rafinesque, 1815

Halys is the type genus of shield bugs in the tribe Halyini, erected by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1803. Species have been recorded from South-East Europe through to India and Sri Lanka.

Species

As of October 2026, BioLib includes the following:

subgenus Halys Fabricius, 1803
  1. Halys brocchus Gapon, 2023
  2. Halys hedenborgi Stål, 1865
  3. Halys jizanus Linnavuori, 1986
  4. Halys maculipennis Stål, 1865
  5. Halys magna Chopra, 1974
  6. Halys persa Bergroth, 1919
  7. Halys rugosa Distant, 1921
  8. Halys serrigera Westwood, 1837
  9. Halys sulcata (Thunberg, 1783) - type species (as Halys dentata Fabricius, 1803 - by subsequent designation)
subgenus Pseudocoenomorpha Schumacher, 1913
  1. Halys clausnitzeri Schumacher, 1913
  2. Halys simplinervis Bergroth, 1906
unplaced in a subgenus
  1. Halys lahorensis Shaikh, 2009
  2. Halys mudigerensis Salini, 2019
  3. Halys pakistanensis Shaikh, 2009
  4. Halys shaista Ghauri, 1988
  5. Halys shikarpuriensis Shaikh, 2009
  6. †Halys bruckmanni Heer, 1853
  7. †Halys spectabilis Heer, 1865

References

  1. ↑ Fabricius JC (1803) Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species : adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae [Brunswick], C. Reichard. 314 pp. [p. 180].
  2. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: genus Halys Fabricius, 1803 (retrieved 5 October 2026)
  3. ↑ Biolib.cz: genus Halys Fabricius, 1803 (retrieved 5 October 2026)