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Scutelleridae
Sign in to saveScutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often unique coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus Scutellera, they are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. This latter characteristic distinguishes them from most other families within Heteroptera, and may lead to misidentification as a beetle rather than a bug. These insects use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant juices from a variety of differe
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Within Vinony's link graph, Scutelleridae is referenced by 284 other articles, and connects out to Nepomorpha, order and abdomen.
It sits within the topics Agricultural pest insects, Encyclopedia of Life ID same as Wikidata and Heteroptera families.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyScutelleridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,311
- With media
- 61
- Family
- Scutelleridae
- Collections
- LACM, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Germany, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pentatomoidea
- Image
- Galeacius martini, Carlos Alexandre Mattos Raposo - 334128311.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Scutelleridae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Scutelleridae
- topic's main category
- Category:Scutelleridae
- taxon common name
- Shield-backed Bugs
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Description
- Colours
- Ecology and life cycle
- Reproduction
- Defenses
- Classification and evolution
- Subfamilies and genera
- Elvisurinae
- Eurygastrinae
- Hoteinae
- Odontoscelinae
- Odontotarsinae
- Pachycorinae
- [[Scutellerinae]]
- Economic significance
- Conservation
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often unique coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus Scutellera, they are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. This latter characteristic distinguishes them from most other families within Heteroptera, and may lead to misidentification as a beetle rather than a bug. These insects use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant juices from a variety of different species, including some commercial crops. Closely related to stink bugs, they may also produce an offensive odour when disturbed. There are around 450 species worldwide.
==Description== Jewel bugs are small to medium-sized, oval-shaped bugs with a body length averaging . They can easily be distinguished from stink bugs (Pentatomidae) because the shield-like enlarged last section of their thorax (known as the scutellum, Latin for "little shield") completely covers the abdomen and the wings.
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