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: Dinidoridae Stål, 1867

Singapore: Megymenum sp.

Stink bug (cf. Megymenum spinosum) - DSC_8860

Singapore: Megymenum cf. spinosum

Singapore: Cyclopelta sp.

Family: Pentatomidae Leach, 1815

3 tarsomeres

Stink bug (Axiagastus dubius) - P5017773

Singapore: Axiagastus dubius Jensen-Haarup, 1938

Stink bug (Dalpada trimaculata) - DSC_2060

Singapore: Dalpada trimaculata (Westwood, 1837)

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)

Singapore: Pentatomidae

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

Stink bug nymph (Zicrona cf. caerulea) - DSC_1005

Singapore: Zicrona cf. caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

East Malaysia: Pentatomidae

Belize: Pentatomidae

Peru: Arocera apta (Walker, 1867)

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

Shield bug (Amasenus corticalis) - DSC_2132

West Malaysia: Amasenus corticalis Stål, 1863

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

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 (Scutelleridae) - DSC_3346

Peru: Scutelleridae

Shield-backed bug (Scutelleridae) - DSC_3440

Peru: Scutelleridae

Family: Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864

Giant shield bug (Amissus sp.) - DSC_2909

West Malaysia: Amissus sp.

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 sp.) - DSC_7429

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_6658

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_7575

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_6667

West Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_3224

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug nymph (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_4885

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug nymph (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_3836

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug nymph (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_7196

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_3749

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_4153

East Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) with cordyceps fungus - DSC_3336

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp. with cordyceps fungus

Giant shield bug (Pygoplatys sp.) - DSC_7991

East Malaysia: Pygoplatys sp.

Giant shield bug nymph (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_2387

West Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Giant shield bug hatchlings (Tessaratomidae) - DSC_2862

West Malaysia: Tessaratomidae

Family: Urostylididae Dallas, 1851

Stink bug (Urostylis cf. histrionica) - DSC_5696

Thailand: Urostylis cf. histrionica Westwood, 1837

Stink bug nymph (Urostylididae) - P4156764

West Malaysia: Urostylididae P4156764

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Nicky Bay

Hi my name is Nicky Bay. I am a macro photographer, instructor and book author, travelling the world to document the vast micro biodiversity that nature has to offer. Follow my updates and discover with me the incredible beauty and science behind our planet's micro creatures!