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Species Proxys punctulatus - Black Stink Bug

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Pentatominae
Tribe Carpocorini
Genus Proxys
Species punctulatus (Black Stink Bug)
Numbers
Two spp. but P. albopunctulatus is questionable... (1)
Size
11-13mm (2)
Identification
Black ground color with a yellow spot at the apex of the scutellum (2)
Range
AZ to FL to PA to IL to MO.
South through Mexico to Central America (2)
Life Cycle
Overwinters as an adult and is at least partially bivoltine (2)
Remarks
See Genus Proxys guide page and Stinkbug family guide page for more information.
Print References
Vangeison, K.W. & J.E. McPherson. 1975. Life history and laboratory rearing of Proxys punctulatus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) with descriptions of immature stages. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 68(1): 25-30.
Internet References
North Dakota State University
Black Stink Bug - Larvalbug.com
Works Cited
1.Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States
By Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner
2.The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America
By J.E. McPherson
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 21 April, 2005 - 6:11am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Mike Quinn
Last updated 31 January, 2009 - 4:37pm

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