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Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)

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True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

Part of the book series: Entomology in Focus ((ENFO,volume 2))

Abstract

The Pentatomidae, representing the fourth largest family within Heteroptera, are one of the most diverse groups with about 800 genera and more than 4,700 species in the world. In the Neotropics, about 230 genera and 1,400 species are included in seven subfamilies of the world’s nine subfamilies; four subfamilies are exclusively of the Neotropics. In this chapter, for each subfamily, a diagnosis, an overview of the classification, and information on life history, ecology, and economic importance are given. Comprehensive keys and diagnosis to the subfamilies, tribes, and genera for the Neotropical Region, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies, are also given.

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To David Rider (North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA) for allowing access to the collection at the NDSU and providing most of the Asopinae specimens that illustrate the group in this chapter. To Gerald Fauske (North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA), who kindly took the pictures of the asopines from the NDSU collection.

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Grazia, J. et al. (2015). Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae). In: Panizzi, A., Grazia, J. (eds) True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics. Entomology in Focus, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9861-7_22

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