Green Stink Bug - Chinavia hilaris

Moved

Moved from Acrosternum.

… v belov, 24 March, 2009 - 9:54pm

Moved

Moved from Nezara / Acrosternum.
For Reasons compare comment on Nezara page.

… Boris Büche, 5 May, 2007 - 6:42am

good stuff, Boris

I'll just add for convenience that the comment you refer to is here.

… Robin McLeod, 5 May, 2007 - 11:25am

Chinavia

Most people call this Acrosternum hilare, but the genus should actually be Chinavia. It is Chinavia hilare, or more commonly called the green stink bug.

… David Rider, 20 April, 2005 - 11:53pm

Acrosternum

I'm confused as to how the Chinavia fits into the taxonomy. Can you clarify this? Is there another green stink bug that is an Acrosternum?

… Lynette Elliott, 21 April, 2005 - 8:52pm

the same species

We're talking about one species here, described by Thomas Say in 1832:
Chinavia hilare = C. hilaris = Acrosternum hilaris = A. hilare
Near the bottom of this page, Chinavia is considered a subgenus of Acrosternum. For now, I would recommend listing the first 3 names as synonyms on the Acrosternum hilare page, and deleting this page because the Guide should not have two separate pages for one species.
In any case, the above photo was taken in North Carolina - within the known range of Nezara viridula (Southern Green Stink Bug) - and adults of that species supposedly can't be distinguished from A. hilare without seeing the underside, so moving the photo to the "Nezara or Acrosternum" page wouldn't hurt.

… Robin McLeod, 24 April, 2005 - 8:39pm

Thanks Robin,

I made the changes you suggested.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 April, 2005 - 9:34pm