HeteropteraHeteroptera Index Amyotea hamata (Yellow Predatory Shield Bug) Choerocoris paganus (Red Jewel Bug) Hyocephalus aprugnus Ippatha australiensis Leptocoris Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) Poecilometis strigatus Reduviidae Assassin Bugs Shield Bugs – Stink Bugs Tectocoris diophthalmus (Hibiscus Harlequin Bug)
The Shield Bugs and/or Stink Bugs are common names that is applied to a number of different groups of “true bugs” (suborder Heteroptera), in particular those in the family Pentatomidae (also known as the group Stink Bugs) and family Scutelleridae (also known as the group Jewel Bugs). Another is the family Acanthosomatidae who are also referred to as Shield Bugs and Stink Bugs. All three are in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
The Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, encompassing some 900 genera and over 4,700 species. The Scutelleridae is a family with about 450 species worldwide. The Acanthosomatidae has about 55 genera, with some 200 species.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family:
- Acanthosomatidae
- Aphylidae
- Cydnidae
- Dinidoridae
- Lestoniidae
- Pentatomidae
- Plataspidae
- Scutelleridae
- Tessaratomidae
Amphaces
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Acanthosomatidae
- Genus: Amphaces
Commius elegans
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Pentatomidae
- Subfamily: Pentatominae
- Tribe: Diemeniini
- Genus: Commius
- Species: Commius elegans
See Atlas of Living Australia for species Commius elegans.
Cuspicona
Following are some species from the genus Cuspicona.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Pentatomidae
- Subfamily: Pentatominae
- Tribe: Rhynchocorini
- Genus: Cuspicona
- Species:
- Cuspicona obesula Gross, 1975
- Cuspicona privata Walker, 1867
- Cuspicona simplex Walker, 1867
See Atlas of Living Australia for other species of the genus Cuspicona.
Ocirrhoe
Following are some species from the genus Ocirrhoe.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Pentatomidae
- Subfamily: Pentatominae
- Tribe: Rhynchocorini
- Genus: Ocirrhoe
- Species:
- Ocirrhoe dallasi Gross, 1975
- Ocirrhoe prasinata (Stål, 1860)
- Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Westwood, 1837)
See Atlas of Living Australia for other species of the genus Ocirrhoe.
Poecilometis strigatus
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Pentatomidae
- Subfamily: Pentatominae
- Tribe: Halyini
- Genus: Poecilometis
- Species: Poecilometis strigatus
See Atlas of Living Australia for species Poecilometis strigatus.
This section is a work in progress…
Footnote & References
- Marianne Broug © mariannebrougphotography.com
- Acanthosomatidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Acanthosomatidae
- Pentatomidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Pentatomidae
- Scutelleridae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Scutelleridae
HeteropteraHeteroptera Index Amyotea hamata (Yellow Predatory Shield Bug) Choerocoris paganus (Red Jewel Bug) Hyocephalus aprugnus Ippatha australiensis Leptocoris Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) Poecilometis strigatus Reduviidae Assassin Bugs Shield Bugs – Stink Bugs Tectocoris diophthalmus (Hibiscus Harlequin Bug)
InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub
