Candace is a genus of African shield bugs in the family Tessaratomidae and tribe Tessaratomini, erected by Carl Stål in 1870.Stål, C (1870) Enumeratio Hemipterorum. Bidrag till en företeckning öfver alla hittils kända Hemiptera, jemte systematiska middelanden. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Ny Följd. 9(1), 1-232.
Candace is notable because species have only been found in Sub-Saharan Africa, whereas most other genera in the Tessaratomini are recorded from the Indomalayan realm.
Species The Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility: Candace Stål, 1870 (retrieved 8 December 2024) lists: Candace intermedia Candace platygastra – type species Candace virescens
Note: Candace is a synonym for the genus of copepods: Candacia.
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