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Species Tetyra bipunctata - Shieldbacked Pine Seed Bug


Bionomics of Tetyra bipunctata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Scutellerinae) as associated with Pinus banksiana in Wisconsin.
By Gilbert, B.L., S.J. Barras, D.M. Norris.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 60(3): 698–701., 1967
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Gilbert, B.L., S.J. Barras, D.M. Norris. (1967) Bionomics of Tetyra bipunctata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Scutellerinae) as associated with Pinus banksiana in Wisconsin. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 60(3): 698–701.

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Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schaeffer) was discovered in Wisconsin in 1962, when adults, eggs, and developing young were collected from Pinus resinosa Aiton. Later, this insect was found also on P. banksiana Lambert. In laboratory cultures, first-instar nymphs did no feeding; nymphs in the second and third instars fed primarily on female cones of [i]P.

First records of Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schäffer 1839) in the western United States (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae:Pachycorinae)
By Clark A.
Pan-Pac. entomol. 92: 113‒118, 2016

Morphology of the external scent efferent system of Neotropical shield bugs (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae: Pachycorinae)
By Luciana Weiler, Kim Barao, Gerry Cassis, Jocelia Grazia
Zoomorphology, 2016
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The Scutellerinae of America north of Mexico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae).
By Lattin, J.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation, Zoology. University of California, Berkeley, 350 pp., 1964
Lattin, J.D. 1964. The Scutellerinae of America north of Mexico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Ph.D. Dissertation, Zoology. University of California, Berkeley, 350 pp.

Chapter: Scutelleridae.
By Barcellos, A., J. Eger, Jr., and J. Garzia.
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Barcellos, A., J. Eger, Jr., and J. Garzia. 2014. Chapter: Scutelleridae. Pp. 409-415. In: S. Roig-Juñent, L. Claps, J. Morrone. (editors) Biodiversidad de Artropodos Argentinos, Edition: 1. Editorial INSUE, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina.

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We present a review of Scutelleridae from Argentina, based on literature and collection data. A total of 24 species distributed in 13 genera is recorded, one genus belonging to Scutellerinae and the remaining to Pachycorinae. A synthesis of systematics, distribution and biology of this group is presented, as well as a key to subfamilies and genera and a list of host plants of the Argentinean species. The study of more specimens deposited in collections and the identification of undetermined material may raise the total of recorded species. Additionally, a greater sampling effort in southern provinces and high altitude regions may enhance knowledge of the biogeography and diversity of this group in Argentina.

Generic Placement and Synonymy of Some New World Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the British Museum (Natural History)
By J. E. Eger, Jr. and J. D. Lattin
Journal of the New York Entomological Society - Vol. 103, (No. 4): 412-420 , 1995
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Note: Journal of the New York Entomological Society - Vol. 103, No. 4 was published on October 1995. I don't know why to the end of article write: "Received 12 September 1996, accepted 29 December 1996". A misprint?!

Shield Bugs (Scutelleridae)
By Joseph Eger, Aline Barcellos, Luciana Weiler
Springer, 2015
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This work is Chapter 23 of book: True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics (editors Antonio R. Panizzi and Jocélia Grazia)- chapter with focus on Scutelleridae of the Neotropics.
Very useful for some Scutelleridae (Shield-backed Bugs) from BG area.

Four seldom-collected pentatomoid species (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae) syntopic on Artemisia campestris (Asteraceae)
By Wheeler A.G.
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 120: 421-441, 2018
Full title: Four seldom-collected pentatomoid species (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae) syntopic on Artemisia campestris (Asteraceae) in the Nebraska Sandhills
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