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Card 44/90

Name

Nezara

green bedbug, stinkbug, stinkbug

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Hexapoda

Subclass: Insecta

Order: Hemiptera

Suborder: Heteroptera

Genus: Nezara

Habitat

Land. Vegetation. Trees and bushes, lush grass.

Feeding

Herbivorous. Sap suckers.

Distribution

Worldwide, it is considered a pest species

Conservation status

No threats. Sometimes very abundant, causing damage to crops.

Additional information

Forewings horny at the base and membranous at the tip (Heteroptera). Sides of pronotum protruding from the body. Pale membrane at wing tip. 3-5 pale spots on anterior edge of scutellum.

Additional information

Bibliography

Forero, D. (2008). The systematics of the Hemiptera. Revista Colombiana de Entomología, 34(1), 1-21. van der Blom, J., Robledo, A., Torres, S., & Sánchez, J. A. (2009). Consequences of the wide scale implementation of biological control in greenhouse horticulture in Almeria, Spain. Biological Control, 11(49), 8.-,