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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Pentatomoidea » Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) » Pentatominae » Carpocorini » Proxys » Black Stink Bug (Proxys punctulatus)

Species Proxys punctulatus - Black Stink Bug

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily Pentatomoidea
Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Pentatominae
Tribe Carpocorini
Genus Proxys
Species punctulatus (Black Stink Bug)
Other Common Names
BSB
Explanation of Names
Proxys punctulatus (Palisot 1818)
Size
11-13 mm(1)
Identification
Adult:


Nymphs:
Range
e US, CA (PA-MO to FL-TX, CA) to S. America(2)(3)(BG data)
Food
polyphagous(4), cotton, soybean and citrus, it can also be predaceous.
Life Cycle
at least partially bivoltine; overwinters as adults(1)
Print References
Vangeison K.W., McPherson J.E. (1975) Life history and laboratory rearing of Proxys punctulatus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) with descriptions of immature stages. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 68: 25-30 (Full text)
Internet References
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Works Cited
1.The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America
J.E. McPherson. 1982. Southern Illinois University Press.
2.Rider D. (2006-) Pentatomoidea home page
3.Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Honduras: a checklist with description of a new ochlerine genus
Arismendi N., Thomas D.B. 2003. Insecta Mundi 17: 219-236.
4.Pentatomoidea Host Index
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 21 April, 2005 - 6:11am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, Mike Quinn, v belov, KenW
Last updated 9 July, 2022 - 7:31am

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