''Pygoda expolita'' is a species of stink bug in 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 ...

found in Costa Rica and Panamá. It was first described as ''Edessa expolita'' by

William Lucas Distant William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early years Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R ...

in 1892 and renamed under genus '' Pygoda'' in 2018.

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Endemic fauna of Costa Rica Pentatomidae Insects described in 1892 {{Pentatomoidea-stub