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Stink Bugs
(Family Pentatomidae)
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Pentatomidae, Greek pente meaning five and tomos meaning section, are a family of insects belonging to order Hemiptera including some of the stink bugs and shield bugs.
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Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies
(Superfamily Pentatomoidea)
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The Pentatomoidea comprise a superfamily of insects in the Heteroptera suborder of the Hemiptera order and, as such, share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. They are commonly referred to as shield bugs, chust bugs, and stink bugs.
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
(Halyomorpha halys)
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The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. In September 1998 it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010–11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United...
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Desert Stink Beetles
(Genus Eleodes)
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Eleodes (commonly known as pinacate beetles or desert stink beetles) is a genus of darkling beetles, in the family Tenebrionidae. They are endemic to western North America ranging from southern Canada to Mexico with many species found in the Sonoran Desert and Southern California. Some species are found in Colombia. The name pinacate is Mexican Spanish, derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) name for the insect, pinacatl, which translates as "black beetle."
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Predatory Stink Bugs
(Subfamily Asopinae)
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Asopinae are a subfamily of stink bugs (family Pentatomidae). They are predatory stink bugs that are useful as biological control agents against pests, even against other Pentatomid species, which are all herbivorous.
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Green Stink Bugs
(Genus Chinavia)
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Chinavia is a genus of green stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are more than 30 described species in Chinavia.
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Shield Bugs
(Family Acanthosomatidae)
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Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named “shield bugs,” for which Kumar in his World revision recognizes 47 genera; now this number is 54 genera, with about 200 species, and is one of the least diversified families within Pentatomoidea. In 2014 a new genus was described upgrading the number of valid genera to 55.
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Green Stink Bug
(Chinavia hilaris)
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The green stink bug or green soldier bug (Chinavia hilaris) is a stink bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae.
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Southern Green Stink Bug
(Nezara viridula)
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Nezara viridula, commonly known as the southern green stink bug (USA), Southern green shield bug (UK) or green vegetable bug (Australia and New Zealand), is a plant-feeding stink bug. Although believed to have originated in Ethiopia, it can now be found around the world. Because of its preference for certain species of legumes, such as beans and soybeans, it is an economically important pest on such crops.
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Brown Stink Bugs
(Genus Euschistus)
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Euschistus is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least 20 described species in Euschistus.
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Rough Stink Bugs
(Genus Brochymena)
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Brochymena is a genus of insects, sometimes known as the rough stink bugs. They belong to the shield bug family. It is easily confused with the similar-looking brown marmorated stink bug.
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Tessaratomid Bugs
(Family Tessaratomidae)
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Tessaratomidae is a family of true bugs. It contains about 240 species of large bugs divided into 3 subfamilies and 56 genera.
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Mottled Stink Bug
(Rhaphigaster nebulosa)
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Rhaphigaster nebulosa, common name Mottled Shieldbug, is a species of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. It is the only species of the genus Rhaphigaster.
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Twice-stabbed Stink Bug
(Cosmopepla lintneriana)
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Cosmopepla lintneriana, the twice-stabbed stink bug, locally called the wee harlequin bug (particularly in Alberta), is a species of insect in the Pentatomidae family. Cosmopepla lintneriana was first described in 1798 by Johan Christian Fabricius as Cimex carnifex and then again in 1865 by Thomas as Cosmopepla bimaculata. Lintneriana is hosted by a variety of plants, including milk thistle, echinacea, asparagus, oats, mint and goldenrod, an
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Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp
(Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)
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Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
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Brown Stink Bug
(Euschistus servus)
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Euschistus servus, the brown stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Lychee Stink Bug
(Tessaratoma papillosa)
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Tessaratoma papillosa, the lychee giant stink bug, is a species of bug in the family Tessaratomidae. It is found in Indomalaya, Australasia, and Eastern Asia.
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Red-shouldered Stink Bug
(Thyanta custator)
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Thyanta custator, the red-shouldered stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in North America.
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Kudzu Bug
(Megacopta cribraria)
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Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, kudzu beetle, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes. The bug, while harmless to houseplants and people, often enters houses. It is attracted to white surfaces such as the walls of houses or white vehicles, because of the high reflectance of the white surfaces as it relates...
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Dusky Stink Bug
(Euschistus tristigmus)
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Euschistus tristigmus, the dusky stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Elf Shoe Stink Bug
(Menecles insertus)
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Menecles insertus is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in North America.
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Florida Predatory Stink Bug
(Euthyrhynchus floridanus)
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Euthyrhynchus floridanus, the Florida predatory stink bug, is a species of carnivorous shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is native to the hottest parts of the southeastern United States and is considered beneficial because it feeds on many species of pest insects.
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