Pentatomoidea Checklist: Shield Bugs & Stink Bugs

By
Nicky Bay

7 February 2019

Pentatomoidea is a superfamily comprised of shield bugs and stink bugs. They have a well-developed scutellum, and usually have antennae with five segments. The tarsi usually have two or three segments.

All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.

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Superfamily: Pentatomoidea

Family: Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864

Subfamily: Acanthosomatinae Signoret, 1864

Thailand: Elasmucha minor Hsiao & Liu, 1977

East Malaysia: Elasmucha sp. P3103290

Thailand: Elasmucha sp. P5251336

Shield bug (Elasmostethus nubilus) - P5261923

Thailand: Elasmostethus nubilus (Dallas, 1851)

Shield bug (Microdeuterus sp.) - P3102727

East Malaysia: Microdeuterus sp. P3102727

Family: Dinidoridae Stål, 1867

Subfamily: Dinidorinae Stål, 1868

Singapore: Cyclopelta sp. P3060410

Thailand: Cyclopelta sp. PB214659

Singapore: Cyclopelta sp. P9295396

Stink bug nymph (Cyclopelta sp.) - P9295379

Singapore: Cyclopelta sp. P9295379

Ecuador: Dinidor sp. P6100650

Ecuador: Dinidor sp. P6100646

Subfamily: Megymeninae Amyot & Serville, 1843

Singapore: Megymenum cf. spinosum (Burmeister, 1834)

Stink bug (cf. Megymenum spinosum) - DSC_8860

Singapore: Megymenum cf. spinosum (Burmeister, 1834)

Indonesia: Eumenotes sp.

Family: Pentatomidae Leach, 1815

3 tarsomeres

Singapore: Dalpada sp.

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae) - DSC_1668

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae) - ESC_0118

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae) - DSC_2323

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae) - DSC_8490

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae) - DSC_5226

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae?) - DSC_6651

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymph (Pentatomidae) - ESC_0024

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Singapore: Pentatomidae

East Malaysia: Pentatomidae

Belize: Carpocorini

Stink bug nymphs (Pentatomidae) - DSC_2515

Peru: Pentatomidae

Stink bug babies (Pentatomidae) - DSC_2631

West Malaysia: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymphs (Pentatomidae) - DSC_5901

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug babies (Pentatomidae) - DSC_2704

West Malaysia: Pentatomidae

Stink bug hatchlings (Pentatomidae) - DSC_1982

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug nymphs (Pentatomidae) - DSC_5660

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Stink bug hatchlings (Pentatomidae) - DSC_0181

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs? (Halyomorpha halys?) - DSC_2966

Singapore: Pentatomidae

Subfamily: Asopinae Spinola, 1850

Peru: Asopinae

Stink bug nymph (Zicrona cf. caerulea) - DSC_1005

Singapore: Zicrona cf. caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamily: Edessinae Amyot & Serville, 1843

Ecuador: Edessinae P6122030

Subfamily: Pentatominae Leach, 1815

Netherlands: Aelia klugii Hahn, 1833

Variegated coffee bug (Antestiopsis sp.) - P3091910

East Malaysia: Antestiopsis sp.

Peru: Arocera apta (Walker, 1867)

Stink bug (Axiagastus prathapani) - P5017773

Singapore: Axiagastus prathapani Salini & Kment 2025

Stink bug (Dalpada trimaculata) - DSC_2060

Singapore: Dalpada trimaculata (Westwood, 1837)

Stink bug (Eurysaspis flavescens) - P3115114

East Malaysia: Eurysaspis flavescens Distant, 1911

Stink bug (Eysarcoris guttiger) - DSC_9180

West Malaysia: Eysarcoris guttiger (Thunberg, 1783)

Stink bug (Paracritheus trimaculatus) - P5017733

Singapore: Paracritheus trimaculatus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)

Singapore: Plautia crossota (Dallas, 1851)

Shield bug (Amasenus corticalis) - DSC_2132

West Malaysia: Amasenus corticalis Stål, 1863

Stink bug (Tolumnia papulifera) - P3137532

East Malaysia: Tolumnia papulifera Bergroth, 1922

Stink bug (Neojurtina typica) - P3137741

East Malaysia: Neojurtina typica Distant, 1921

East Malaysia: Glaucias sp.

East Malaysia: Pentatominae P3115054

East Malaysia: Pentatominae P3103913

Subfamily: Podopinae Amyot & Serville, 1843

Thailand: Neocazira sp.

Family: Plataspidae Dallas, 1851

Globular shield bug (Coptosoma cf. xanthogramma) - DSC_0829

Singapore: Coptosoma cf. xanthogramma (White, 1842)

Globular shield bug (Coptosoma sp.) - P3060306

Singapore: Coptosoma sp.

Globular shield bug (Coptosoma cf. variegatum) - P9229476

Singapore: Coptosoma cf. variegatum (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)

Host Plant: Dendrolobium umbellatum

Globular shield bug (Coptosoma gravidum) - P3060333

Singapore: Coptosoma gravidum Montandon, 1893

Host Plant: Dendrolobium umbellatum

Globular shield bug (Megacopta cf. cribraria) - P3060404

Singapore: Megacopta cf. cribraria (Fabricius, 1798)

Host Plant: Dendrolobium umbellatum

Globular shield bug (Megacopta sp.) - P2144622

Singapore: Megacopta sp.

Host Plant: Radermacher yunnanensis

Globular shield bug (Plataspidae) - DSC_6137

East Malaysia: Plataspidae DSC_6137

Globular shield bug nymph (Plataspidae) - PC166367

Singapore: Plataspidae PC166367

Family: Scutelleridae Leach, 1815

Shield-Backed Bug (Cantao ocellatus) - DSC_7754

Singapore: Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784)

Shield-Backed Bugs (Cantao ocellatus) - DSC_8599

Singapore: Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784)

Shield-backed bug (Chrysocoris eques) - DSC_7269

Singapore: Chrysocoris eques (Fabricius, 1794)

Shield-Backed Bug (Scutelleridae) - DSC_1667

Singapore: Chrysocoris sp.

Shield-Backed Bug (Chrysocoris stollii) - IMG_7340

Singapore: Chrysocoris stollii (Wolff, 1801)

Mangrove shield-backed bug (Calliphara nobilis) - DSC_1219

Singapore: Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)

Mangrove stink bug (Calliphara nobilis) - DSC_7064

Singapore: Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)

Mangrove stink bug (Calliphara nobilis) - DSC_7082

Singapore: Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)

Shield-backed bug (Augocoris gomesii) - DSC_3346

Peru: Augocoris gomesii Burmeister, 1835

Shield-backed bug nymph (Scutelleridae) - PB204114

Thailand: Scutelleridae PB204114

Jewel bug (Tetrarthria variegata) - P3137466

East Malaysia: Tetrarthria variegata Dallas, 1851

Jewel bug (Tetrarthria variegata) - P3137761

East Malaysia: Tetrarthria variegata Dallas, 1851

Family: Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864

Giant shield bug (Amissus sp.) - DSC_2909

West Malaysia: Amissus sp.

Shield bug nymph (Tessaratomidae) - P7084857

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae P7084857

Giant shield bug (Pycanum rubens) - DSC_8298

Singapore: Pycanum rubens (Fabricius, 1794)

Giant shield bugs (Pycanum rubens) - DSC_6619

Singapore: Pycanum rubens (Fabricius, 1794)

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys lancifer) - DSC_7044

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lancifer Walker, 1868

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys lunatus) - DSC_7228

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys lunatus) - DSC_9066

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys lunatus) - DSC_5444

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_3842

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys tenangau Magnien et al. 2008

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_5775

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys tenangau Magnien et al. 2008

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_6546

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_3148

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys firmatus) - DSC_7429

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys firmatus (Walker, 1868)

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_6658

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_7575

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.