''Alcaeorrhynchus grandis'' is a species of the family

Pentatomidae Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert G ...

. Also known as giant strong-nosed stink bug, ''Alcaeorrhynchus grandis'' can be found through Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and the southern United States. As a predator, this stink bug can follow

frass Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain other related matter. Definition and etymology ''Frass'' is an informal term and accordingly it is variously used and variously defined. It is derived from the ...

trails created by prey.

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''Alcaeorrhynchus grandis''
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Pentatomidae Insects described in 1851 Arthropods of Colombia {{Pentatomoidea-stub