Tylospilus acutissimus

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Tylospilus acutissimus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Tylospilus
Species:
T. acutissimus
Binomial name
Tylospilus acutissimus
(Stål, 1870)
Synonyms [1]
  • Podisus acutissimus Stål, 1870

Tylospilus acutissimus, the Northern sharp stink bug, is a species of stink bug that feeds on both plants and other insects in the United States and Mexico. [2]

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Range

Southwestern United States (Southern California to Texas, Missouri, and Nebraska) to Colombia. This range is primarily concentrated from Southern California to Eastern Texas and Mexico, with occasional records from Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Ecology

Mostly sighted from April to November, with spikes in occurrences in April-May and September-November. [8]

Adult size is 9mm to 10mm (0.35" to 0.39"). [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Tylospilus acutissimus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Species Tylospilus acutissimus". bugguide.net. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Henry, Thomas J., ed. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or true bugs: of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden: Brill. ISBN   978-0-916846-44-2.
  4. ↑ Arismendi, Nolberto; Thomas, Donald B. (September 2003). "Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Honduras: a checklist with description of a new ochlerine genus". Insecta Mundi. pp. 219‒236.
  5. ↑ Packauskas, Richard J (February 7, 2018). "The Pentatomidae, or Stink Bugs, of Kansas With a Key to Species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 45 (3 & 4). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.2253. ISSN   0090-0222.
  6. ↑ Sites, Robert W; Simpson, Kristin B; Wood, Diane L (February 7, 2018). "The Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) of Missouri". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 45 (3 & 4). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.2249. ISSN   0090-0222.
  7. ↑ Ademkoya, B. (2021). "Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) Ecology in Nebraska Agroecosystems". University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
  8. 1 2 "Tylospilus acutissimus (Stål, 1870)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Predatory Stink Bug". www.insectidentification.org. Retrieved February 15, 2025.


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