Stiretrus decastigmus

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Stiretrus decastigmus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Stiretrus
Species:
S. decastigmus
Binomial name
Stiretrus decastigmus

Stiretrus decastigmus is a species of insect [1] found in South America, including the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. [2] It is a predator of the insect pests from the genus Microtheca , including Microtheca ochroloma , and has been reared in laboratories for possible use in biological pest control. [3]

References

  1. "Stiretrus decastigmus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. Dellapé, Pablo Matías; Martínez, Auria Paula; Coscarón, María Del Carmen (3 October 2003). "New distributional records for the asopine pentatomids in temperate South America" . Zootaxa. 318 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.318.1.1 . Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. Poncio, S.; Dequech, S. T. B.; Bolzan, A.; Güths, C.; Walker, M. P.; Sturza, V. S.; Nava, D. E. (15 March 2016). "Effect of temperature on immatures of Stiretrus decastigmus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 76 (2): 495–499. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.21914 . ISSN   1519-6984. PMID   26983086.