Sahlbergella
Genus of true bugs
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Sahlbergella[1] is a genus of African bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Odoniellina).
| Sahlbergella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Bryocorinae |
| Tribe: | Dicyphini |
| Subtribe: | Odoniellina |
| Genus: | Sahlbergella Haglund, 1895 |
Species are mostly distributed in Africa, where S. singularis is a major insect pest of cacao: causing damage similar to Distantiella in tropical Africa and Helopeltis spp. in SE Asia.[2]
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[3]
- Sahlbergella ghesquierei Schouteden, 1935
- Sahlbergella lais Linnavuori, 1973
- Sahlbergella maynei Schouteden, 1935
- Sahlbergella singularis Haglund, 1895 - type species[4]
- Sahlbergella soror Schouteden, 1935
- Sahlbergella tai Schmitz, 1987
