Oplomus Explained

Oplomus is a genus of predatory stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about nine described species in Oplomus.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Oplomus:

• Oplomus annotatus Uhler
• Oplomus catena Drury, 1782
• Oplomus cruentus (Burmeister, 1835)
• Oplomus dichrous (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1838)
• Oplomus festivus Dallas, 1851
• Oplomus marginalis Westwood, 1837
• Oplomus mundus Stål, 1862
• Oplomus pulchriventris Horvath, 1911
• Oplomus salamandra (Burmeister, 1835)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.
• Book: The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. 1982. McPherson . J. E.. Southern Illinois University Press. 978-0809310401.