| Stiretrus anchorago | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. It is found in Central America and North America. It is known to prey upon Epilachna varivestis and Hypera postica.
Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species Stiretrus anchorago:
- Stiretrus anchorago anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)
- Stiretrus anchorago diana (Fabricius, 1803)
- Stiretrus anchorago fimbriatus (Say, 1828)
- Stiretrus anchorago personatus Germar, 1839
- Stiretrus anchorago violaceus (Say, 1828)
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
- ^ "Stiretrus anchorago Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Stiretrus anchorago species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Stiretrus anchorago". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Stiretrus anchorago Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- 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.
- 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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