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]
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)
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Subspecies edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c "Stiretrus anchorago Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b "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). 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. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
Media related to Stiretrus anchorago at Wikimedia Commons
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