Xosa (bug)

Xosa
Xosa fuscoirroratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Acanthosomatidae
Genus:	Xosa Kirkaldy, 1904
Synonyms
Rhaphigaster

Xosa is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.[1] The genus is endemic to South Africa.

Species

• Xosa fuscoirroratus (Stål, 1853)
• Xosa lugubris (Thunberg, 1822)

References

1. Kumar, R. (1974). "A revision of world Acanthosomatidae (Heteroptera : Pentatomidae): Keys to and descriptions of subfamilies, tribes and genera, with designation of types". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 22 (34): 1–60. doi:10.1071/ajzs034.