Perillus

Perillus is a genus of predatory stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about seven described species in Perillus.^[1][2][3][4]

Perillus sp. nymph

Perillus strigipes

Perillus
Perillus circumcinctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Asopinae
Genus:	Perillus Stål, 1862
Synonyms[1]
Mineus Stål, 1867 Perilloides Schouteden, 1907

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Perillus:

• Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775) ^{i c g b} (two-spotted stink bug)
• Perillus circumcinctus Stal, 1862 ^{i c g b}
• Perillus confluens (Herrich-schaeffer, 1839) ^{i c g b}
• Perillus exaptus (Say, 1825) ^{i c g b}
• Perillus lunatus Knight, 1952 ^{i c g}
• Perillus splendidus (Uhler, 1861) ^{i c g b}
• Perillus strigipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853) ^{i c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

1. "Perillus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
2. "Browse Perillus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Perillus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. "Perillus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 9071912280.
• Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
• Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
• McPherson, J.E. (1982). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press.
• Paiero, S.M.; Marshall, S.A.; McPherson, J.E.; Ma, M.S. "Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) and parent bugs (Acanthosomatidae) of Ontario and adjacent areas...". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 24: 1–183.
• Rider, David A. (2012). "The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of North Dakota I: Pentatomorpha: Pentatomoidea". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 45 (3–4): 312–380. ISSN 0090-0222.
• Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.

External links

• Media related to Perillus at Wikimedia Commons