Pentatomidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Pentatomidae
Podisus maculiventris (Say, 1832)

Podisus maculiventris (Say, 1832)

Podisus maculiventris (Say, 1832)

Podisus maculiventris, the spined soldier bug, is a common North American predatory stink bug used in biological control.

Podisus sagitta (Fabricius, 1794)

Podisus sagitta (Fabricius, 1794)

Podisus sagitta (Fabricius, 1794)

Podisus sagitta is a predatory stink bug in Pentatomidae found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Podisus serieventris Uhler, 1871

Podisus serieventris Uhler, 1871

Podisus serieventris Uhler, 1871

Podisus serieventris is a predatory stink bug species in Pentatomidae found in North America.

Podisus placidus Uhler, 1870

Podisus placidus Uhler, 1870

Podisus placidus Uhler, 1870

Podisus placidus is a predatory stink bug in the Pentatomidae family found in North America.

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851)

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851)

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851)

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis, the giant strong-nosed stink bug, is a predatory Pentatomidae found in the Americas. It can follow prey frass trails.

Apateticus lineolatus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840)

Apateticus lineolatus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840)

Apateticus lineolatus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840)

Apateticus lineolatus is a predatory stink bug species from the Pentatomidae family found across the Americas.

Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)

Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)

Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)

Stiretrus anchorago, the anchor stink bug, is a predatory Pentatomidae species found in North and Central America.

Tylospilus acutissimus (Stål, 1870)

Tylospilus acutissimus (Stål, 1870)

Tylospilus acutissimus (Stål, 1870)

Tylospilus acutissimus, the Northern sharp stink bug, is an omnivorous stink bug species found from the US to Colombia.

Troilus luridus (Fabricius, 1775)

Troilus luridus (Fabricius, 1775)

Troilus luridus (Fabricius, 1775)

Troilus luridus is a predatory bronze-brown shieldbug found across most of Europe that feeds on insect prey.

Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Picromerus bidens is a large predatory shieldbug native to the Palaearctic and introduced to North America, recognizable by its two pronotal thorns.

Cermatulus nasalis

Cermatulus nasalis

Cermatulus nasalis

Cermatulus nasalis is a predatory stink bug species with distinct physical traits and a single annual generation.

Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhacognathus punctatus is a predatory European stink bug that preys on leaf beetle larvae.

Pinthaeus sanguinipes (J.C.Fabricius, 1781)

Pinthaeus sanguinipes (J.C.Fabricius, 1781)

Pinthaeus sanguinipes (J.C.Fabricius, 1781)

Pinthaeus sanguinipes is a rare predatory red-legged stink bug found across most of Europe in deciduous forest habitats.

Edessa rufomarginata (De Geer, 1773)

Edessa rufomarginata (De Geer, 1773)

Edessa rufomarginata (De Geer, 1773)

Edessa rufomarginata, the red-bordered stink bug, is a crop pest distributed from Mexico to Argentina.

Edessa bifida (Say, 1832)

Edessa bifida (Say, 1832)

Edessa bifida (Say, 1832)

Edessa bifida is a stink bug species found across the Americas, with some proposing its reclassification to the genus Ascra.

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