Stiretrus decastigmus
| Stiretrus decastigmus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Stiretrus |
| Species: | S. decastigmus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiretrus decastigmus Herrich-Schäffer, 1838
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Stiretrus decastigmus is a species of insect[1] found in South America, including the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[2] It is a predator of the insect pests from the genus Microtheca, including Microtheca ochroloma, and has been reared in laboratories for possible use in biological pest control.[3]
References
- ^ "Stiretrus decastigmus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Dellapé, Pablo Matías; Martínez, Auria Paula; Coscarón, María Del Carmen (3 October 2003). "New distributional records for the asopine pentatomids in temperate South America". Zootaxa. 318 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.318.1.1. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Poncio, S.; Dequech, S. T. B.; Bolzan, A.; Güths, C.; Walker, M. P.; Sturza, V. S.; Nava, D. E. (15 March 2016). "Effect of temperature on immatures of Stiretrus decastigmus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 76 (2): 495–499. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.21914. ISSN 1519-6984. PMID 26983086.