Minnesota Seasons - stink bugs (Family Pentatomidae)


Overview	Pentatomidae is the large family of true bugs known as stink bugs. They occur worldwide on every continent including Antarctica. There are more than 4,700 species worldwide, more than 220 species in North America north of Mexico, and at least 27 species in Minnesota. Most are plant feeders and some are serious agricultural pests. Some are predatory and are considered beneficial. They sometimes seek shelter indoors in the fall. They release a powerful odor when threatened, and this is the source of the common name of the family.
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Identification	Adults are 3⁄16″ to 11⁄16″ (5 to 18 mm) long, broadly oval, and somewhat shield-shaped. The antennae have five segments, and this is the source of the scientific name of the family. Between the exoskeletal plate covering the thorax (pronotum) and the forewing bases there is a triangular plate (scutellum). The scutellum is very large but it does not reach the tip of the abdomen and it is not longer than the thickened portion of the forewing (corium). The fourth leg segment (tibia) has weak spines or no spines.

Distribution			Sources: 24, 27, 29, 30, 82.

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Taxonomy	Order:	Hemiptera (true bugs, cicadas, hoppers, aphids and allies)
	No Rank:	Euhemiptera
	No Rank:	Neohemiptera
	No Rank:	Prosorrhyncha
	Suborder:	Heteroptera (true bugs)
	No Rank:	Euheteroptera
	No Rank:	Neoheteroptera
	No Rank:	Panheteroptera
	Infraorder:	Pentatomomorpha
	Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
	Family:	Pentatomidae (stink bugs)

Subordinate Taxa	anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago) Banasa stink bug (Banasa dimiata) brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) brown stink bug (Euschistus servus) dusky stink bug (Euschistus tristigmus luridus) four-humped stink bug (Brochymena quadripustulata) green stink bug (Acrosternum hilare) juniper stink bug (Banasa euchlora) narrow stink bug (Mecidea major) one-spotted stink bug (Euschistus variolarius) predatory stink bug (Perillus circumcinctus) predatory stink bug (Podisus brevispinus) predatory stink bug (Podisus placidus) predatory stink bug (Podisus serieventris) red-shouldered stink bug (Thyanta custator) rough stink bug (Brochymena arborea) stink bug (Aelia americana) stink bug (Chlorochroa persimilis) stink bug (Coenus delius) stink bug (Dendrocoris humeralis) stink bug (Euschistus ictericus) stink bug (Holcostethus limbolarius) stink bug (Menecles insertus) stink bug (Mormidea lugens) stink bug (Neottiglossa undata) stink bug (Trichopepla atricornis) twice-stabbed stink bug (Cosmopepla lintneriana)

Synonyms

Common Names	stink bugs

Glossary

Corium

The thickened basal portion of the front wing that lies between the clavus and the membrane of insects in the family Hemiptera.

Pronotum

The saddle-shaped, exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.

Scutellum

The exoskeletal plate covering the rearward (posterior) part of the middle segment of the thorax in some insects. In Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Homoptera, the dorsal, often triangular plate behind the pronotum and between the bases of the front wings. In Diptera, the exoskeletal plate between the abdomen and the thorax.

Tibia

The fourth segment of an insect leg, after the femur and before the tarsus (foot). The fifth segment of a spider leg or palp.


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	Family: Pentatomidae Bill Keim

	About Order: Hemiptera Suborder: Heteroptera Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha Superfamily: Pentatomoidea Family: Pentatomidae - Banasa (stink bug) - Banasa calva (stink bug) - Banasa dimidiata (stink bug) - Brochymena arborea (rough stink bug) - Brochymena quadripustulata (Four-humped Stink Bug) - Chinavia hilaris (Green Stink Bug) - Cosmopepla lintneriana (Twice-stabbed Stink Bug) - Dendrocoris humeralis (stink bug) - Euschistus - Halyomorpha halys (Brown Marmorated Stink Bug) - Hymenarcys nervosa (stink bug) - Menecles insertus (stink bug) - Murgantia histrionica (Harlequin bug) - Podisus maculiventris (Spined Soldier Bug) - Podisus serieventris (predatory stink bug)

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	Stink Bugs Pentatomidae Shane Smith

	About Oct 2, 2013 Damn stink bugs! I am glad I am not the only one that has some. Time for the Pyrethoids! This article told me nothing about how to get rid of them. https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/guest-columnists/the-truth-about-stink-bugs/ Pentatomidae https://insects.fandom.com/wiki/Stink_Bugs_%E2%80%93_Facts,_Traps,_and_Tips https://www.domyown.com/strube-stink-bug-trap-p-1852.html Synthetic Pyrethroids are particularly effective against these pests because they rapidly effect the insect and paralyze their nervous system.. The most common application method of this compound is spraying it in a liquid from around your home or where you have noticed the insects.

	Pentatomidae in my hand kalell11channel

	About Jan 30, 2016 Beautiful Cimice in my hand

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Alfredo Colon 8/12/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota

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