Catacanthus ("having downward-pointing thorns"[1]) is a genus of insects within the family Pentatomidae. The insects belonging to this genus are found in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Japan and South Korea.[2]
The back of the man-faced stink bug (Catacanthus incarnatus) has been noted by entomologists to resemble Elvis Presley.[3]
| Species | Other names | Binomial authority | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catacanthus carrenoi | Cermatulus pulcher, Pentatoma tricolor, Rhaphigaster carrenoi | Le Guillou | 1841 | |
| Catacanthus eximius | Edward Payson Van Duzee | 1937 | ||
| Catacanthus fuchsinus | H. Ruckes | 1963 | ||
| Catacanthus grossi | I. Ahmad & S. Kamaluddin | 1981 | ||
| Catacanthus horni | Gustav Breddin | 1909 | ||
| Catacanthus immaculatus | Lucien Francois Lethierry & Guillaume Severin | 1893 | ||
| Catacanthus incarnatus | Man-faced stink bug, Cimex aurantius, Cimex incarnatus, Cimex melanopus, Cimex nigripes | Dru Drury | 1773 | |
| Catacanthus mirabilis | William Lucas Distant | 1901 | ||
| Catacanthus mohleri | Ahmad, Siddiqui & Kamaluddin | 1998 | ||
| Catacanthus punctus | Catacanthus punctum, Cimex punctum | Johan Christian Fabricius | 1787 | |
| Catacanthus reuteri | Henri Schouteden | 1905 | ||
| Catacanthus sumptuosus | Carl August Dohrn | 1863 | ||
| Catacanthus taiti | William Lucas Distant | 1913 | ||
| Catacanthus violarius | Carl Stål | 1876 | ||
| Catacanthus viridicatus | William Lucas Distant | 1881 |