Asopinae

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Asopinae
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Picromerus bidens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Asopinae
Spinola, 1850
Perillus sp. nymph
Podisus maculiventris

Asopinae are a subfamily of stink bugs (family Pentatomidae). They are predatory stink bugs that are useful as biological control agents against pests, even against other Pentatomid species, which are all herbivorous.[1]

Genera[]

  • (Syn. Subafrius)
  • Bergoth, 1891 (Syn. Mutyca)
  • Andrallus Bergroth, 1906 (Syn. Audinetia)
  • Apateticus
  • Hahn, 1832
  • (Syn. Sesha)
  • Cazira (Syn. Acicazira, Breddiniella, Metacazira, Teratocazira)
  • (Syn. Gilva)
  • (Syn. Neoglypsus)
  • (Syn. Acanthodiscocera, Paradiscocera)
  • (Syn. Claudia)
  • Euthyrhynchus Dallas, 1851
  • (Syn. Cataglypsus, Epiglypsus, Paraglypsus)
  • (Syn. Allia)
  • (Syn. Agerrus, Bodetria, Heterosceloides)
  • Hahn, 1832
  • (Syn. Moyara)
  • Dallas, 1851
  • (Syn. Marmessus)
  • (Syn. Incitatus)
  • (Syn. Acanthomera, Heteropus)
  • (Syn. Hawaiicola)
  • Oplomus (Syn. Catostyrax, Polypoecilus, Stictocnemis)
  • (Syn. Neojalla)
  • Perillus Stål, 1862 (Syn. Gordonerius, Perilloides)
  • Picromerus Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Pinthaeus Stål, 1867
  • Podisus Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 (Syn. Eupodisus, Telepta)
  • Rhacognathus Fieber, 1860
  • Stiretrus (Syn. Karaibocoris, Oncogaster, Stictocoris, Stictonotion, Stictonotus, Stiretroides, Stiretrosoma)
  • Troilus Stål, 1867
  • Tylospilus
  • Zicrona Amyot & Serville, 1843

References[]

  1. ^ De Clercq, Patrick (2008). "Predatory Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae)". In Capinera, John L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. pp. 3042–3045. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3115. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.

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