Stiretrus anchorago

Species of true bug

Stiretrus anchorago
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Stiretrus
Species:
S. anchorago
Binomial name
Stiretrus anchorago
(Fabricius, 1775)

Stiretrus anchorago, commonly known as the anchor stink bug, is a species of predatory stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] It is known to prey upon Epilachna varivestis and Hypera postica. [5][6]

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Stiretrus anchorago:

  • Stiretrus anchorago anchorago (Fabricius, 1775) i c g
  • Stiretrus anchorago diana (Fabricius, 1803) i c g
  • Stiretrus anchorago fimbriatus (Say, 1828) i c g
  • Stiretrus anchorago personatus Germar, 1839 i c g
  • Stiretrus anchorago violaceus (Say, 1828) i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stiretrus anchorago Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ^ Waddill, Van; Shepard, Merle (1974). "Biology of a Predaceous Stinkbug, Stiretrus anchorago, (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 57 (3): 249–253. doi:10.2307/3493252. JSTOR 3493252. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  6. ^ Richman, David (1977). "Predation on the Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), by Stiretrus anchorago (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae". The Florida Entomologist. 60 (3): 192. doi:10.2307/3493904. JSTOR 3493904. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 9071912280.
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
  • Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
  • 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. ISSN 0090-0222.
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.

External links

  • Media related to Stiretrus anchorago at Wikimedia Commons
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