Hotea

Hotea is a genus of African and Asian shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae.

Species

 * Hotea acuta Stål, 1865
 * Hotea circumcincta Walker, 1867
 * Hotea curculionoides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1836)
 * Hotea denticulata Stål, 1865
 * Hotea gambiae (Westwood, 1837)
 * Hotea nigrorufa Walker, 1867
 * Hotea redtenbacheri
 * Hotea subfasciata (Westwood, 1837

Description
Male jewel bugs of the genus Hotea possess an unusually large, spiky, and heavily sclerotized genitalia. They are used in a mating practice known as traumatic insemination, a result of evolutionary sexual conflict. Male Hotea bugs tear through the female reproductive ducts to deposit sperm, inflicting substantial damage to the female in the process.