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Genus Bagrada

Whatzit? It has the Harlequin Bug palette, but lacks its design sense. - Bagrada hilaris - male - female Exotic Stink Bug in California (October) - Bagrada hilaris Mating Pair on Mustard - Bagrada hilaris - male - female Bagrada hilaris infestation (mostly immatures) - Bagrada hilaris First of these I've seen at Irvine Regional Park - Bagrada hilaris Stink Bug, Bagrada hilaris - Bagrada hilaris Turning Point - Bagrada hilaris New plant, new place - Bagrada hilaris
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 Strachiini
Genus Bagrada
Remarks
The genus Bagrada is not native to North America. The one presently at bugguide has been identified as B. hilaris (please see species page), which is described as shield-shaped, 5-7 mm long, black on top, with white and orange markings.
B. cruciferarum adults are black, with yellow and pink spots; males 5.29mm, females 7.12mm (see Schaefer & Panizzi, p.450; (1))
Print References
Ahmad, I., Kamaluddin S., 1981. A revision of the subgenus Bagrada Stål, 1862 (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Pakistan with reference to zoogeography and phylogeny. 21pp.
Internet References
Photo of Bagrada at Insectimages.org, not identified to species.
Heteroptera of Concern to Southern U.S., Julieta Brambila, USDA-APHIS_PPQ PDF format; scroll to "The Painted Bug, Bagrada Bug".
INFONET BIOVISION page on B. hilaris, and B. cruciferarum as crop pests in Africa.
Namibian Crop Pests page on Bagrada hilaris
Works Cited
1.Heteroptera of Economic Importance
By Carl W. Schaefer, and Antonio Ricardo Panizzi