Halyini is a tribe of stink bugs in the family
Pentatomidae
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. The tribe has been described as a "
dumping ground" for numerous genera, many of which have been removed to other tribes.
Databases like
BugGuide
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,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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, and
Encyclopedia of Life
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record one genus and at least 20 described species in Halyini.
More recent revisions such as that presented in ''Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea)'' (2018), indicate multiple genera in Halyini.
Genera

The following genera are included within Halyini, as of the 2018 revision presented by McPherson:
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* '' Agaeus''
* '']Anchises
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* '' Apodiphus''
* '' Atelocera''
* '' Auxentius''
* '' Babylas''
* '' Brizica''
* '' Brochymena''
* '' Cahara''
* '' Carenoplistus''
* '' Ectenus''
* '' Elemana''
* '' Epitoxicorus''
* ''Eurus
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* '' Faizuda''
* '' Goilalaka''
* '' Halys''
* '' Jugalpada''
* '' Mimikana''
* '' Parabrochymena''
* '' Paranevisanus''
* '' Phricodus''
* '' Platycoris''
* '' Poecilmetis''
* '' Polycarmes''
* '' Pseudatelus''
* ''Sarju
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''
* '' Solomonius''
* '' Tachengia''
* ''Theseus
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* '' Tinganina''
* '' Tipulparra''
* '' Zaplutus''
References
Further reading
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Pentatominae
Hemiptera tribes
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