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| Pseudatelus | |
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| Pseudatelus adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentatominae |
| Tribe: | Halyini |
| Genus: | Pseudatelus Linnavuori [fi], 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Pentatoma spinulosa Palisot de Beauvois, 1807 | |
Pseudatelus is a genus of shield bugs of the family Pentatomidae. Currently placed in the tribe Halyini, McPherson's overview of the Pentatomoidea suggested it may be better placed into the Memmiini.
Description
Pseudatelus bugs range from 14 to 20 millimetres (0.55 to 0.79 in) depending on the species. The bugs have a typical shield shape body. They are usually from brown to dark brown in colour, with triangular-shaped scutellum.
On female Pseudatelus bugs, the abdominal venter is almost entirely covered by a large, hair-covered opaque area. The long hairs on these areas may accumulate a waxy secretion.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Pseudatelus latus
- Pseudatelus limatus
- Pseudatelus obscurus
- Pseudatelus spinulosus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
- Pseudatelus sticticus
References
- Zicha, Ondrej. "Pseudatelus Linnavuori, 1982". BioLib: Biological library. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ McPherson, J. E. (17 January 2018). Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management. CRC Press. ISBN 9781315354040.
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