Scutelleridae
Homaemus parvulus (Germar, 1839)
Homaemus parvulus (Germar, 1839)
Homaemus parvulus is a shield-backed bug species from the Scutelleridae family found in Central and North America.
Homaemus aeneifrons (Say, 1824)
Homaemus aeneifrons (Say, 1824)
Homaemus aeneifrons is a shield-backed bug species in the Scutelleridae family, found in Central and North America.
Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862
Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862
Homaemus proteus is a shield-backed bug species found in North, Central, and South America.
Sphyrocoris obliquus (Germar, 1839)
Sphyrocoris obliquus (Germar, 1839)
Sphyrocoris obliquus is a shield-backed bug species found across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Orsilochides guttata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)
Orsilochides guttata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)
Orsilochides guttata is a North American shield-backed bug species in the family Scutelleridae.
Symphylus caribbeanus Kirkaldy, 1909
Symphylus caribbeanus Kirkaldy, 1909
Symphylus caribbeanus is a shield-backed bug species found in the Caribbean and North America.
Diolcus chrysorrhoeus (Fabricius, 1803)
Diolcus chrysorrhoeus (Fabricius, 1803)
Diolcus chrysorrhoeus is a shield-backed bug species of Scutelleridae found in North America.
Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)
Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)
Tetyra bipunctata is a shield-backed pine seed bug in Scutelleridae found in North and Central America.
Tetyra antillarum Kirkaldy, 1909
Tetyra antillarum Kirkaldy, 1909
Tetyra antillarum is a shield-backed bug species found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.
Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784)
Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784)
Cantao ocellatus is a shield bug species that practices maternal egg care, found across parts of Asia, Africa, and Papua New Guinea.
Chrysocoris stollii (Wolff, 1801)
Chrysocoris stollii (Wolff, 1801)
Chrysocoris stollii is a common scutellerid bug with characteristic color patterns found across South and continental Southeast Asia.
Augocoris illustris (Fabricius, 1781)
Augocoris illustris (Fabricius, 1781)
Augocoris illustris is a shield-backed bug species found across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Lampromicra senator
Lampromicra senator
Lampromicra senator, the green jewel bug, is an Australian scutellerid species found in four Australian states.
Poecilocoris druraei (Linnaeus, 1771)
Poecilocoris druraei (Linnaeus, 1771)
Poecilocoris druraei is a jewel bug in the family Scutelleridae native to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Scutiphora pedicellata
Scutiphora pedicellata
Scutiphora pedicellata is the only species in the monotypic genus Scutiphora, a jewel bug found along Australia’s eastern coast.
Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775)
Choerocoris paganus (Fabricius, 1775)
The red jewel bug Choerocoris paganus is a generally non-harmful Australian true bug that can exude noxious chemicals.
Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Calliphara nobilis is a non-pest metallic jewel bug found across Southeast Asia to northern Australia, feeding on coastal and mangrove plants.
Calliphara regalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Calliphara regalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Calliphara regalis is an insect with metallic deep green bodies found in Australia and Indonesia.
Calliphara excellens
Calliphara excellens
Calliphara excellens is a Scutelleridae jewel bug found in Nepal and India, with known courtship and oviposition behaviors.
Eucorysses grandis (Thunberg, 1783)
Eucorysses grandis (Thunberg, 1783)
Eucorysses grandis is a variable-coloured shield-backed bug found from India, China and Japan through to Malesia.
Tetrarthria variegata Dallas, 1851
Tetrarthria variegata Dallas, 1851
Tetrarthria variegata is the only species in its genus of plant bugs, an agricultural pest widely distributed in Asia.
Sphaerocoris annulus
Sphaerocoris annulus
Sphaerocoris annulus is an aposematically colored bug found across tropical and subtropical Africa with documented host plants and a 56-day development cycle.
Solenosthedium bilunatum (Lefebvre, 1827)
Solenosthedium bilunatum (Lefebvre, 1827)
Solenosthedium bilunatum is a Mediterranean jewel bug with a fully abdomen-covering scutellum and distinctive large yellow spots.
Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783)
Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783)
Tectocoris diophthalmus, the hibiscus harlequin bug, is a variable-colored shield bug common in Australia, New Guinea and Pacific Islands.
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