Pentatomidae
Also known as stink bugs, shield bugs, pentatomids, pentatomid, stinkbugs, stink bug, stinkbug, shield bug
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.
Species
Pentatomidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyPentatomidae
蝽科（學名：Pentatomidae），又名蝽象科、椿象科、椿科，是蝽總科下的一個科，其科名“Pentatomidae”來自希臘語，“pente”（五） 和“tomos”（部分）。 其背部有盾片覆蓋，其身體通常呈梯形。 該科的大多數昆蟲一般都是農業害蟲，其以農作物為食的天性和對大多數殺蟲劑的抗性更使得其難以對付。 但也有些種的成蟲會以其他農業害蟲為食。
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Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species. As hemipterans, the pentatomids have piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial.
==Etymology== thumb|right|Red-shouldered stink bug The name "Pentatomidae" is from the Greek pente meaning "five" and tomos meaning "section", and refers to the five segments of their antennae. Pentatomids are generally called "shield bugs" in British English, or "stink bugs" in American English. However, the term shield bugs is also applied broadly to include several related families (e.g. Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae, and Cydnidae), or specifically only to refer to species in the family Acanthosomatidae. The term shield bug refers to the generalized body shape of adult bugs in these families which resembles a heraldic shield when viewed from above.