Pentatomidae

Pentatomidae; Temporal range: Paleogene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Nezara viridula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae; Leach, 1815
Subfamilies
	Aphylinae; Asopinae; Cyrtocorinae; Discocephalinae; Edessinae; Pentatominae; Phyllocephalinae; Podopinae; Serbaninae; Stirotarsinae;

Pentatomidae, Greek pente meaning five and tomos meaning section, is a family of stink bugs.^[1] There are about 4,700 species in the family.

In agriculture, many stink bugs and shield bugs are considered pest insects, because they can damage crops, and are not easily killed by pesticides.

References

↑ Michael Chinery (1993). Insects of Britain & Western Europe. London: Harper/Collins. p. 72. ISBN 0-00-219137-7.

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[1] Michael Chinery (1993). Insects of Britain & Western Europe. London: Harper/Collins. p. 72. ISBN 0-00-219137-7.

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