ON THE PRESENCE OF BRACHYNEMA GERMARII (KOLENATI, 1846) (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE) IN MALTA

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Torsten van der Heyden
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4138-7160

Abstract

The presence of Brachynema germarii (Kolenati, 1846) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Malta is reported. The European distribution of the species is summarized, and additional information on the occurrence of the genus Brachynema Mulsant & Rey, 1852 in Malta is given.

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van der Heyden, T. (2026). ON THE PRESENCE OF BRACHYNEMA GERMARII (KOLENATI, 1846) (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE) IN MALTA. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23420239
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