Perillus Explained

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

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Perillus:

Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775)

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Perillus circumcinctus Stal, 1862

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Perillus confluens (Herrich-schaeffer, 1839)

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Perillus exaptus (Say, 1825)

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Perillus lunatus Knight, 1952

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Perillus splendidus (Uhler, 1861)

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Perillus strigipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853)

^{i c g b}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
Book: Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. 2006. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 9071912280.
Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1926. Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. 10.5962/bhl.title.6871. free.
Book: Henry . Thomas J.. Froeschner . Richard C.. 1988. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. 0-916846-44-X.
Book: McPherson . J.E.. 1982. The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press.
Paiero . S.M.. Marshall . S.A.. McPherson . J.E.. Ma . M.S.. Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) and parent bugs (Acanthosomatidae) of Ontario and adjacent areas.... Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 24. 1–183.
Rider . David A.. 2012. The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of North Dakota I: Pentatomorpha: Pentatomoidea. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 45. 3–4. 312–380. 0090-0222.
Book: Walker . Francis. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. 10.5962/bhl.title.9254. free.

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