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Pentatomidae

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Pentatomidae

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Also known as stink bugs, shield bugs, pentatomids, pentatomid, stinkbugs, stink bug, stinkbug, shield bug

Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.

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Pentatomidae is a family of insects within the order Hemiptera, class Insecta, and phylum Arthropoda. The taxon, which has the common name Stink Bugs, is classified under the superfamily Pentatomoidea. Its scientific name was established by Leach in 1815, and the family is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The taxonomic status of Pentatomidae is accepted.

The larvae of Pentatomidae serve as a main food source, and the family has use in biological pest control. Records for this family are held by institutions such as LACM and MHNCA, with specimens documented in countries including Germany and Mexico. The family has an occurrence count of 2042167 and a record count of 10314, with 336 media items associated with these records.

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Species

Pentatomidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyPentatomidae
Observations recorded2,042,167

蝽科（學名：Pentatomidae），又名蝽象科、椿象科、椿科，是蝽總科下的一個科，其科名“Pentatomidae”來自希臘語，“pente”（五） 和“tomos”（部分）。 其背部有盾片覆蓋，其身體通常呈梯形。 該科的大多數昆蟲一般都是農業害蟲，其以農作物為食的天性和對大多數殺蟲劑的抗性更使得其難以對付。 但也有些種的成蟲會以其他農業害蟲為食。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
10,314
With media
336
Family
Pentatomidae
Collections
LACM, MHNCA
Recorded in
Germany, Mexico
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  • Etymology
  • Description
  • Economics
  • Pest control and management
  • Taxonomy
  • European species
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.

==Etymology== thumb|right|Red-shouldered stink bug The name "Pentatomidae" is from the Greek pente meaning "five" and tomos meaning "section", and refers to the five segments of their antennae. Pentatomids are generally called "shield bugs" in British English, or "stink bugs" in American English. However, the term shield bugs is also applied broadly to include several related families (e.g. Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae, and Cydnidae), or specifically only to refer to species in the family Acanthosomatidae. The term shield bug refers to the generalized body shape of adult bugs in these families which resembles a heraldic shield when viewed from above.

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