Pentatomidae (predators - stinkbugs)

Heteroptera (predators) • predatory insects • beneficials/natural enemies

nymph of the predatory stink bug (Podisus maculiventris) feeding on a caterpillar
Author: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia
Source: IPM Images

Pentatomidae (predators - stinkbugs)

Some species of this family are predators, although the majority are plant feeders. The Pentatomidae are medium-sized insects with a compact shield-like body and a very large scutellum which typically covers a large part of the abdomen. The name Pentatomidae refers to the 5-segmented antennae.

The following genera and individual species of predators are currently entered under this family:

• Brontocoris tabidus (predator)
• Eocanthecona furcellata (predator)
• Perillus bioculatus (predator)

• Picromerus bidens (predator)
• Podisus (genus - predators)
• Supputius cincticeps (predator)