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Family Pentatomidae - Stink Bugs
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)
Other Common Names Shield Bugs (mostly used to refer to Acanthosomatidae and thus not recommended) Explanation of Names Pentatomidae Leach 1815
Greek pente 'five' + tom- 'section, cut' (a reference to the 5-segmented antennae)
the English name refers to the odor produced by these bugs in self-defense
Numbers one of the largest heteropteran families, with >220 species in 64 genera of 5 subfamilies in our area (1) and almost 5000 spp. in ~940 genera of 10 subfamilies worldwide (2)
Overview of our fauna (DRAFT)Taxa not yet in the guide are marked (*). Dubious records not included.
Family Pentatomidae
Range worldwide and throughout NA Season spring through fall (overwinter usually as adults under ground cover or leaf litter); eggs generally laid in spring; uni- to multivoltine (1)Food The majority are herbivorous, but members of one subfamily ( Asopinae) are predaceous on other insects. Both adults and nymphs of plant-feeding species may damage plants, mostly by piercing the plant tissues and thus opening a path for pathogens to enter the plant.
Many species, whether primarily herbivorous or predaceous, are generalist feeders. (1)Life Cycle Barrel-shaped eggs are laid on the underside of leaves in clusters with tight rows; in early spring, overwintered adult females seek out suitable hosts and typically deposit their eggs on wild host plants. Often these overwintering populations are found along field borders, particularly along tree lines near their overwintering sites. Later-developing cultivated plants become more attractive when these initial wild hosts dry down, and their proximity allows easy access for stink bug colonization in crops; emerging nymphs are gregarious and remain on/near the egg mass, then begin to feed and disperse as they grow. Remarks overwintering adults often become conspicuous guests in homes; many spp. come to lights, sometimes in numbers (1)Print References
local faunal updates: (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(1)(12)(13)(3)(14)(15)(16)
Works Cited | 3. | Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) and parent bugs (Acanthosomatidae) of Ontario and adjacent areas...
Paiero S.M., Marshall S.A., McPherson J.E., Ma M.-S. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 24: 1-183. | |
| 4. | How to Know the True Bugs
Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M. 1978. Wm. C. Brown Company. | |
| 5. | The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America
J.E. McPherson. 1982. Southern Illinois University Press. | |
| 7. | The stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) of Missouri
Sites R.W., Simpson K.B., Wood D.L. 2012. Great Lakes Entomologist 45: 134-163. | |
| 10. | Annotated checklist of the Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Connecticut
O'Donnell J.E., Schaefer C.W. 2012. Great Lakes Entomologist 45: 220-234. | |
| 11. | The stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) of Washington State
Zack R.S., Landolt P.J., Munyaneza J.E. 2012. Great Lakes Entomologist 45: 251-262. | |
| 14. | The stink bugs of Ohio (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).
Furth, D.G. 1974. Bulletin, Ohio Biological Survey 5(1): 1-60. | |
| 15. | The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Oklahoma.
Arnold, D.C. and W.A. Drew. 1988. Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin, T-166. 42 pp. | |
| 16. | The Pentatomidae of Arkansas.
Barton, H.E. and L.A. Lee. 1981. Arkansas Academy of Science Proceedings 35: 20–25. | |
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Lynette Elliott, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, JohnMaxwell22, v belov, Harsi S. Parker, Arturo SantosLast updated 17 December, 2021 - 8:42pm |
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