The Pentatomoidea are a superfamily of insects in the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. As hemipterans, they possess a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. The roughly 7000 species under Pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families. Among these are the stink bugs and shield bugs, jewel bugs, giant shield bugs, and burrower bugs.
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.
Pentatominae is a subfamily of Pentatomidae, a family of shield bugs. This subfamily is the largest one within the Pentatomidae, having 4937 species classified in 938 genera. Species in this subfamily are phytophages and several of them are considered agricultural pests. Some invasive pentatomines such as Halyomorpha halys and Bagrada hilaris have been considered household pests. Higher systematics of the group have been revised by Rider et al.
Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named "shield bugs" or "stink bugs". Kumar in his 1974 world revision recognized 47 genera; now this number is 55 genera, with about 200 species, and it is one of the least diverse families within Pentatomoidea. The Acanthosomatidae species are found throughout the world, being most abundant in high-latitude temperate regions and in subtropical regions at high altitudes.
Asopinae are a subfamily of stink bugs. They are predatory stink bugs that are useful as biological control agents against pests, even against other Pentatomid species, which are all herbivorous.
Holcostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae.
Edessa is a large New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, containing over 250 described species. Several other genera used to be included until recently, such as Pygoda, Ascra, Paraedessa, Doesburgedessa and others.
Gynenica is a genus of stink bug with about fourteen species in the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. It is one of four genera placed in the tribe Lestonocorini along with Lestonocoris, Neogynenica, and Umgababa that occur in Africa and India and feed on plants in the family Acanthaceae. Bugs in the genus have the pronotum tips extended into forward and upward curving spines. The scutellum is longer than broad, the apex with a rounded point and not reaching beyond the middle of the abdomen.
Rhopalimorpha is a genus of insects in the shield bug family Acanthosomatidae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand. There are four species in the genus, of which three are found in New Zealand.
Pygoda is a New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. It was formerly considered a subgenus of Edessa but was elevated to genus based on morphological traits: species grouped under Pygoda share a distinctive set of features from body, male external genitalia, and male and female internal genitalia that are very different from any other subgenus of Edessa.
Pygoda ramosa is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in the canal area in Panamá.
Pygoda polita is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in South America. It was first described as Pentatoma polita by Lepeletier and Serville in 1825, included under genus Edessa in 1851, and subsequently renamed under genus Pygoda in 2018.
Pygoda poecila is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in Central America. Its scientific name is in reference to the mottled body.
Pygoda amianta is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in Costa Rica and Panamá. Its scientific name is in reference to the pure green color of the pronotum, scutellum and connexivum, without brown punctures or stains.
Pygoda variegata is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It was first described in 2018 and is found in Costa Rica and Panamá. Its scientific name is in reference to the mix of brown, green and yellow of the body.
Pygoda civilis is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in Ecuador. It was first described as Edessa civilis by Gustav Breddin in 1903 and renamed under genus Pygoda in 2018.
Pygoda thoracica is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in Ecuador. It was first described as Edessa thoracica by William Dallas in 1851 and renamed under genus Pygoda in 2018.
Pygoda expolita is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae found in Costa Rica and Panamá. It was first described as Edessa expolita by William Lucas Distant in 1892 and renamed under genus Pygoda in 2018.
