Other Common Names
Fourhumped Stinkbug, punaise bossue des bois (
ITIS)
Explanation of Names
Author is
Fabricius, 1775. Species name presumably refers to the four pustule-like yellowish bumps on the upper surface--see
this photo.
Identification
Reddish-brown or gray, bark-like. A widespread and common species. Specific, though not necessarily diagnostic, characters
(1):
juga exceed
tylus, usually meet in front of it
humeral angles ("shoulders") of
pronotum bluntly pointed
opening of scent gland (underside of thorax) with black "ear-like" mark
Images illustrating these characters:
Range
Much of United States (and southern Canada, presumably), more common in northern states.
Print References
Slater and Baranowski, p. 47, fig. 63
(1)Contributed by
Cotinis on 14 November, 2007 - 10:41am
Last updated 15 November, 2007 - 4:09am
