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Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea , and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.
They are round plant-feeding bugs. It has about 59 genera and 560 species. [16] Saileriolidae – only recently removed from inclusion within Urostylididae. Scutelleridae – known as jewel bugs or shield-backed bugs. Composed of 81 genera and about 450 species. Tessaratomidae – known as giant shield bugs because they are usually relatively ...
Troilus luridus, also known as the bronze shieldbug, is a species of shield bug found in Europe. It was first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Shieldbugs are generally phytophagous (i.e., feeding on plant sap) and some, including Troilus luridus , are also carnivorous and will eat the larvae of beetles ...
Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs.They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus Scutellera, they are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. [1]
The brown marmorated stink bug was likely first introduced to Europe during the repair work of the Chinese Garden in Zürich, Switzerland in the winter of 1998. The stink bug has been traced back to have traveled with roof tiles that were imported from Beijing, China. [38] The bug has since spread rapidly through Europe.
Eurydema oleracea is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae and is commonly known as the rape bug, the crucifer shield bug, the cabbage bug or the brassica bug. [1] Its specific name oleracea means "related to vegetables/herbs" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus). [2] [3]
Oncacontias vittatus Rhopalimorpha lineolaris juvenile, last instar. Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named "shield bugs" and sometimes "stink bugs".Kumar in his 1974 world revision recognized 47 genera; [1] now this number is 55 genera, with about 200 species, and it is one of the least diverse families within Pentatomoidea.
Shield bugs or stink bugs are insects of the order Hemiptera, and the superfamily Pentatomoidea. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out ...