Subfamily

Asopinae (Predatory stink bugs)

Podisus maculiventris. Photo: (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asopinae are a subfamily of stink bugs (family Pentatomidae). They are predatory stink bugs that are useful as biological control agents against pests, even against other Pentatomid species, which are all herbivorous.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha (Pentatomomorph bugs)
        Superfamily: Pentatomoidea (Stink bugs, shield bugs, and allies)
        Family: Pentatomidae (Stink bugs)
        Subfamily: Asopinae (Predatory stink bugs)
        Genus: Podisus (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Podisus

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