''Catacanthus'' ("having downward-pointing thorns"
) is a
genus of insects within the family
Pentatomidae. The insects belonging to this genus are found in
Madagascar,
India,
Sri Lanka
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,
Myanmar
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,
Thailand,
China
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,
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Philippines,
Papua New Guinea,
New Caledonia
)
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,
Japan
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and
South Korea.
The back of the man-faced stink bug (''Catacanthus incarnatus'') has been noted by entomologists to resemble
Elvis Presley.
Species
File:Catacanthus incarnatus on Ixora plant 05.jpg, Catacanthus incarnatus on Ixora plant
File:Catacanthus incarnatus on Ixora plant 01.jpg, Catacanthus incarnatus Side view
File:Hitler bugs - mating dorsal view.jpg, Mating dorsal view
File:Hitler bugs - mating 01.jpg, Mating
Species include:
BioLib: Catacanthus Spinola, 1837
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References
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Pentatominae
Pentatomomorpha genera
Arthropods of Asia
Taxa named by Maximilian Spinola