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

     
   
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