Piezodorus

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Piezodorus
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Piezodorus lituratus
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Piezodorus

Fieber, 1860

Piezodorus is a genus of Pentatomidae, a family of shield bugs. [1]

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Pentatominae Subfamily of true bugs

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Acanthosomatidae Family of true bugs

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<i>Brochymena</i> Genus of true bugs

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<i>Troilus luridus</i> Species of insects

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<i>Calliphara nobilis</i> Species of jewel bug

Calliphara nobilis is a species of jewel bug found in Asia. Like all species of jewel bugs, it is phytophagous, feeding on the leaves, fruit and seeds of its host plants. This insect is notable for its multiple defense mechanisms: it is highly mobile and swarms disperse with a loud buzz when disturbed; it is aposematically colored, which serves as a warning to any would-be predators that it is unpalatable; and it possesses a robust chemical defense mechanism: it can secrete an irritating and toxic fluid from a pair of metathoracic scent glands when threatened.

<i>Oebalus pugnax</i> Species of true bug

Oebalus pugnax, the rice stink bug, is a flying insect in the shield bug family Pentatomidae native to North America that has become a major agricultural pest in the Southern United States. It has been a known pest since at least the time of Johan Christian Fabricius, who described the species in 1775.

<i>Holcostethus</i> Genus of true bugs

Holcostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.

<i>Oncacontias vittatus</i> Species of true bug

The forest shield bug is a species of shield bugs endemic to New Zealand. Forest shield bug nymphs prefer feeding on grasses, while adults will eat a variety of New Zealand plants including "hard-leaved" plants like rimu. O. vittatus was one of the first insects from New Zealand to be described by a European scientist.

<i>Eurygaster</i> Genus of true bugs

Eurygaster is a genus of shield bugs widespread in Eurasia; some in North America.

<i>Elasmucha</i> Genus of true bugs

Elasmucha is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Acanthosomatidae.

<i>Chrysocoris</i> Genus of true bugs

Chrysocoris is a genus of brightly colored shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae, containing approximately 45 species.

<i>Piezodorus lituratus</i> Species of bug

Piezodorus lituratus, the gorse shield bug, is a species of Pentatomidae, a family of shield bugs.

<i>Peribalus</i> Genus of true bugs

Peribalus is a genus of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae.

Pentatomini Tribe of true bugs

Pentatomini is a tribe of shield bugs in the subfamily of Pentatominae.

Diolcus is a genus of shield-backed bugs in the family Scutelleridae. There are at least three described species in Diolcus.

<i>Piezodorus guildinii</i> Species of true bug

Piezodorus guildinii, known generally as red-banded stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. Other common names include the small green stink bug and alfalfa bug.

Alfalfa pest, pests specifically linked to alfalfa by name, may be:

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