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Stiretrus decastigmus

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Insect

Stiretrus decastigmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Stiretrus
Species: S. decastigmus
Binomial name
Stiretrus decastigmus
Herrich-Schäffer, 1838

Stiretrus decastigmus is a species of insect found in South America, including the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is a predator of the insect pests from the genus Microtheca, including Microtheca ochroloma, and has been reared in laboratories for possible use in biological pest control.

References

  1. "Stiretrus decastigmus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. Dellapé, Pablo Matías; Martínez, Auria Paula; Coscarón, María Del Carmen (3 October 2003). "New distributional records for the asopine pentatomids in temperate South America". Zootaxa. 318 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.318.1.1. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. Poncio, S.; Dequech, S. T. B.; Bolzan, A.; Güths, C.; Walker, M. P.; Sturza, V. S.; Nava, D. E. (15 March 2016). "Effect of temperature on immatures of Stiretrus decastigmus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 76 (2): 495–499. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.21914. ISSN 1519-6984. PMID 26983086.
Taxon identifiers
Stiretrus decastigmus


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