Stiretrus Explained

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

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Stiretrus:

• Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775) (anchor stink bug)
• Stiretrus bifrenatus Breddin, 1906
• Stiretrus cinctellus Germar, 1839
• Stiretrus decastigmus Herrich-Schäffer, 1838
• Stiretrus decemguttatus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)
• Stiretrus erythrocephalus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)
• Stiretrus loratus Germar, 1839
• Stiretrus quinquepunctatus Germar, 1839

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.