Asopinae are a

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of stink bugs (

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Pentatomidae). They are

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y stink bugs that are useful as

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s against pests, even against other Pentatomid

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, which are all

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Genera

# '' Afrius'' (Syn. ''Subafrius'') # '' Alcaeorrhynchus'' Bergoth, 1891 (Syn. ''Mutyca'') # '' Amyotea'' # '' Anasida'' # '' Andrallus'' Bergroth, 1906 (Syn. ''Audinetia'') # '' Apateticus'' # '' Apoecilus'' # ''

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'' Hahn, 1832 # '' Australojalla'' # '' Blachia'' (Syn. ''Sesha'') # '' Brontocoris'' # '' Bulbostethus'' # '' Canthecona'' # '' Cantheconidea'' # '' Cazira'' (Syn. ''Acicazira'', ''Breddiniella'', ''Metacazira'', ''Teratocazira'') # '' Cecyrina'' # '' Cermatulus'' # '' Colpothyreus'' # ''

Comperocoris ''Comperocoris'' is a genus of stinkbugs in the family Asopinae. It contains one species: ''Comperocoris roehneri''. Thomas, D. B. (1992). The Asopine Species of the Western Hemisphere. In TAXONOMIC SYNOPSIS OF THE ASOPINE PENTATOMIDAE (HETEROPT ...

'' # '' Coryzorhaphis'' (Syn. ''Gilva'') # '' Damarius'' # '' Dinorhynchus'' (Syn. ''Neoglypsus'') # '' Discocera'' (Syn. ''Acanthodiscocera'', ''Paradiscocera'') # '' Dorycoris'' (Syn. ''Claudia'') # '' Ealda'' # '' Eocanthecona'' # '' Euthyrhynchus'' Dallas, 1851 # '' Friarius'' # '' Glypsus'' (Syn. ''Cataglypsus'', ''Epiglypsus'', ''Paraglypsus'') # '' Hemallia'' (Syn. ''Allia'') # '' Heteroscelis'' (Syn. ''Agerrus'', ''Bodetria'', ''Heterosceloides'') # '' Hoploxys'' # '' Jalla'' Hahn, 1832 # '' Jalloides'' # '' Leptolobus'' (Syn. ''Moyara'') # '' Macrorhaphis'' Dallas, 1851 # '' Marmessulus'' (Syn. ''Marmessus'') # ''

Martinia ''Micromartinia'' is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Micromartinia mnemusalis'', which is found in Costa Rica, Brazil, French Guiana and Venezuela. References

Spilomelinae Taxa named by Hans Geor ...

'' # '' Martinina'' (Syn. ''Incitatus'') # '' Mecosoma'' # '' Megarhaphis'' # '' Mineus'' # '' Montrouzieriellus'' (Syn. ''Acanthomera'', ''Heteropus'') # ''

Oechalia Oechalia (ancient Greek: Οἰχαλία) may refer to: ;places * Oechalia (Aetolia), a town of ancient Aetolia, Greece * Oechalia (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece * Oechalia (Euboea), a town of ancient Euboea, Greece *Oechalia (Messeni ...

'' (Syn. ''Hawaiicola'') # '' Oplomus'' (Syn. ''Catostyrax'', ''Polypoecilus'', ''Stictocnemis'') # '' Ornithosoma'' # '' Parajalla'' (Syn. ''Neojalla'') # '' Parealda'' # '' Perillus'' Stål, 1862 (Syn. ''Gordonerius'', ''Perilloides'') # '' Picromerus'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 # '' Pinthaeus'' Stål, 1867 # '' Planopsis'' # '' Platynopiellus'' # '' Platynopus'' # '' Podisus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 (Syn. ''Eupodisus'', ''Telepta'') # ''

Ponapea ''Ponapea'' is a genus of palms which is native to certain islands in the western Pacific. The genus consists of four species, and has often been considered to be part of the genus ''Ptychosperma''. Three of the species are endemic to the Carol ...

'' # '' Pseudanasida'' # '' Rhacognathus'' Fieber, 1860 # '' Stiretrus'' (Syn. ''Karaibocoris'', ''Oncogaster'', ''Stictocoris'', ''Stictonotion'', ''Stictonotus'', ''Stiretroides'', ''Stiretrosoma'') # '' Supputius'' Distant, 1889 # ''

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'' Stål, 1867 # '' Tylospilus'' Stål, 1870 # '' Tynacantha'' Dallas, 1851 # '' Tyrannocoris'' Thomas, 1992 # '' Zicrona'' Amyot & Serville, 1843

References

External links

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Bibliography on Asopinae
Compiled by Prof. Dr. Patrick De Clercq, Ghent University.
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