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.[1]

Asopinae
Picromerus bidens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Asopinae
Spinola, 1850
Perillus sp. nymph
Podisus maculiventris

Genera

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  1. Afrius (Syn. Subafrius)
  2. Alcaeorrhynchus Bergoth, 1891 (Syn. Mutyca)
  3. Amyotea
  4. Anasida
  5. Andrallus Bergroth, 1906 (Syn. Audinetia)
  6. Apateticus
  7. Apoecilus
  8. Arma Hahn, 1832
  9. Australojalla
  10. Blachia (Syn. Sesha)
  11. Brontocoris
  12. Bulbostethus
  13. Canthecona
  14. Cantheconidea
  15. Cazira (Syn. Acicazira, Breddiniella, Metacazira, Teratocazira)
  16. Cecyrina
  17. Cermatulus
  18. Colpothyreus
  19. Comperocoris
  20. Coryzorhaphis (Syn. Gilva)
  21. Damarius
  22. Dinorhynchus (Syn. Neoglypsus)
  23. Discocera (Syn. Acanthodiscocera, Paradiscocera)
  24. Dorycoris (Syn. Claudia)
  25. Ealda
  26. Eocanthecona
  27. Euthyrhynchus Dallas, 1851
  28. Friarius
  29. Glypsus (Syn. Cataglypsus, Epiglypsus, Paraglypsus)
  30. Hemallia (Syn. Allia)
  31. Heteroscelis (Syn. Agerrus, Bodetria, Heterosceloides)
  32. Hoploxys
  33. Jalla Hahn, 1832
  34. Jalloides
  35. Leptolobus (Syn. Moyara)
  36. Macrorhaphis Dallas, 1851
  37. Marmessulus (Syn. Marmessus)
  38. Martinia
  39. Martinina (Syn. Incitatus)
  40. Mecosoma
  41. Megarhaphis
  42. Mineus
  43. Montrouzieriellus (Syn. Acanthomera, Heteropus)
  44. Oechalia (Syn. Hawaiicola)
  45. Oplomus (Syn. Catostyrax, Polypoecilus, Stictocnemis)
  46. Ornithosoma
  47. Parajalla (Syn. Neojalla)
  48. Parealda
  49. Perillus Stål, 1862 (Syn. Gordonerius, Perilloides)
  50. Picromerus Amyot & Serville, 1843
  51. Pinthaeus Stål, 1867
  52. Planopsis
  53. Platynopiellus
  54. Platynopus
  55. Podisus Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 (Syn. Eupodisus, Telepta)
  56. Ponapea
  57. Pseudanasida
  58. Rhacognathus Fieber, 1860
  59. Stiretrus (Syn. Karaibocoris, Oncogaster, Stictocoris, Stictonotion, Stictonotus, Stiretroides, Stiretrosoma)
  60. Supputius Distant, 1889
  61. Troilus Stål, 1867
  62. Tylospilus Stål, 1870
  63. Tynacantha Dallas, 1851
  64. Tyrannocoris Thomas, 1992
  65. Zicrona Amyot & Serville, 1843

References

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  1. ^ De Clercq, Patrick (2008). "Predatory Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Asopinae)". In Capinera, John L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. pp. 3042–3045. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3115. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
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