Pentatomoidea Checklist: Shield Bugs & Stink Bugs
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.
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Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Dinidoridae Stål, 1867
Singapore: Megymenum sp.
Singapore: Megymenum cf. spinosum
Singapore: Cyclopelta sp.
Family: Pentatomidae Leach, 1815
3 tarsomeres
Singapore: Axiagastus dubius Jensen-Haarup, 1938
Singapore: Dalpada trimaculata (Westwood, 1837)
West Malaysia: Eysarcoris guttiger (Thunberg, 1783)
Singapore: Paracritheus trimaculatus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)
Singapore: Plautia crossota (Dallas, 1851)
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Dalpada sp.
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Zicrona cf. caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Malaysia: Pentatomidae
Belize: Pentatomidae
Peru: Arocera apta (Walker, 1867)
Peru: Pentatomidae
West Malaysia: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
West Malaysia: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
Singapore: Pentatomidae
West Malaysia: Amasenus corticalis Stål, 1863
Family: Plataspidae Dallas, 1851
Singapore: Coptosoma cf. xanthogramma (White, 1842)
Singapore: Coptosoma sp.
Singapore: Coptosoma cf. variegatum (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)
Host Plant: Dendrolobium umbellatum
Singapore: Coptosoma gravidum Montandon, 1893
Host Plant: Dendrolobium umbellatum
Singapore: Megacopta cf. cribraria (Fabricius, 1798)
Host Plant: Dendrolobium umbellatum
Singapore: Megacopta sp.
Host Plant: Radermacher yunnanensis
East Malaysia: Plataspidae
Family: Scutelleridae Leach, 1815
Singapore: Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784)
Singapore: Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784)
Singapore: Chrysocoris eques (Fabricius, 1794)
Singapore: Chrysocoris sp.
Singapore: Chrysocoris stollii (Wolff, 1801)
Singapore: Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Singapore: Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Singapore: Calliphara nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Peru: Scutelleridae
Peru: Scutelleridae
Family: Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864
West Malaysia: Amissus sp.
Singapore: Pycanum rubens (Fabricius, 1794)
Singapore: Pycanum rubens (Fabricius, 1794)
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lancifer Walker, 1868
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys lunatus Distant, 1893
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys tenangau Magnien et al. 2008
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys tenangau Magnien et al. 2008
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
West Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp. with cordyceps fungus
East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.
West Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
West Malaysia: Tessaratomidae
Family: Urostylididae Dallas, 1851
Thailand: Urostylis cf. histrionica Westwood, 1837
West Malaysia: Urostylididae P4156764
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