Stiretrus anchorago

Stiretrus anchorago, commonly known as the anchor stink bug, is a species of predatory stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.^[1] It is known to prey upon Epilachna varivestis and Hypera postica. ^[5][6]

Stiretrus anchorago
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Genus:	Stiretrus
Species:	S. anchorago
Binomial name
Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Stiretrus anchorago:

• Stiretrus anchorago anchorago (Fabricius, 1775) ^{i c g}
• Stiretrus anchorago diana (Fabricius, 1803) ^{i c g}
• Stiretrus anchorago fimbriatus (Say, 1828) ^{i c g}
• Stiretrus anchorago personatus Germar, 1839 ^{i c g}
• Stiretrus anchorago violaceus (Say, 1828) ^{i c g}

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

References

1. "Stiretrus anchorago Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
2. "Stiretrus anchorago species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Stiretrus anchorago". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Stiretrus anchorago Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
5. Waddill, Van; Shepard, Merle (1974). "Biology of a Predaceous Stinkbug, Stiretrus anchorago, (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 57 (3): 249–253. doi:10.2307/3493252. JSTOR 3493252. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
6. Richman, David (1977). "Predation on the Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), by Stiretrus anchorago (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae". The Florida Entomologist. 60 (3): 192. doi:10.2307/3493904. JSTOR 3493904. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

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 Stiretrus anchorago at Wikimedia Commons