Alcaeorrhynchus grandis

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae
Genus:	Alcaeorrhynchus
Species:	A. grandis
Binomial name
	Alcaeorrhynchus grandis; (Dallas, 1851)

Last updated May 31, 2025

Alcaeorrhynchus grandis is a species of the family Pentatomidae. Also known as giant strong-nosed stink bug, Alcaeorrhynchus grandis can be found through Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and the southern United States.^[1] As a predator, this stink bug can follow frass trails created by prey.^[2]

References

↑ Richman, David; Mead, Frank. "Predatory Stink Bug, Alcaeorrhynchuhs grandis (Dallas) (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae)".
↑ McLain, D. K. (1979). "Terrestrial Trail-Following by Three Species of Predatory Stink Bugs" . The Florida Entomologist. 62 (2): 152–154. doi:10.2307/3494095. ISSN 0015-4040. JSTOR 3494095 . Retrieved 2 January 2023.

External links

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[1] Richman, David; Mead, Frank. "Predatory Stink Bug, Alcaeorrhynchuhs grandis (Dallas) (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae)".

[2] McLain, D. K. (1979). "Terrestrial Trail-Following by Three Species of Predatory Stink Bugs" . The Florida Entomologist. 62 (2): 152–154. doi:10.2307/3494095. ISSN 0015-4040. JSTOR 3494095 . Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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