Pentatoma Explained

Pentatoma is a genus of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae.

Species

Species within this genus include:^[1]

• Pentatoma angulata Hsiao & Cheng
• Pentatoma illuminata
• Pentatoma japonica
• Pentatoma kunmingensis Xiong
• Pentatoma metallifera
• Pentatoma parataibaiensis Liu & Zheng, 1995
• Pentatoma rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758) – forest bug or red-legged shieldbug
• Pentatoma semiannulata
• Pentatoma viridicornuta He & Zheng, 2006

Notes and References

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?lin=s&p=has_linkout&id=286667 NCBI