Chlorochroa
| Chlorochroa | |
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| Chlorochroa sp. (likely ligata or kanei) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentatominae |
| Tribe: | Nezarini |
| Genus: | Chlorochroa Stål, 1872 |
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Chlorochroa[1] is a genus of shield (stink) bugs in the family Pentatomidae, found in Europe and North America. There are over 20 described species in Chlorochroa.[2][3]
Description[edit]
Adult Chlorochroa range in size from 8-19 mm long and are broadly oval in shape.[2] They are green to brownish or almost black in colour, and have a pale red/yellow/whitish margin around the body excluding the head.[2][4] For at least some species, colouration varies with latitude, being darker in the south and greener in the north.[2] The scutellum is long and triangular, sometimes has three bumps along the base and usually the tip is paler than the rest.[2][4] The forewing membrane is often translucent.[2][4]
Nymphal Chlorochroa are mostly black except (as in adults) for a yellow/white margin around the body excluding the head.[4]
Different species of Chlorochroa look very similar. They are distinguished mainly by the shape of the male genitalia and, to a lesser extent, by their distributions.[2]
Diet[edit]
Chlorochroa feed on a range of different plants including apple, cotton, grape, English holly, Himalayan blackberry, hawthorn, arborvitae, groundsel, clover, alfalfa and cocklebur.[4]
Life cycle[edit]
The life cycle consists of the three stages of egg, nymph and adult. There are five nymphal instars.[2]
Species[edit]
- Chlorochroa belfragii (Stål, 1872)
- Chlorochroa congrua Uhler, 1876
- Chlorochroa dismalia Thomas, 1983
- Chlorochroa faceta (Say, 1825)
- Chlorochroa granulosa (Uhler, 1872)
- Chlorochroa juniperina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chlorochroa kanei Buxton & Thomas, 1983
- Chlorochroa ligata (Say, 1832) (conchuela bug)
- Chlorochroa lineata Thomas, 1983
- Chlorochroa norlandi Buxton and Thomas, 1983
- Chlorochroa opuntiae Esselbaugh, 1948
- Chlorochroa osborni (Van Duzee, 1904)
- Chlorochroa persimilis Horvath, 1908
- Chlorochroa pinicola (Mulsant & Rey, 1852)
- Chlorochroa reuteriana (Kirkaldy, 1909)
- Chlorochroa rita (Van Duzee, 1934)
- Chlorochroa rossiana Buxton & Thomas, 1983
- Chlorochroa saucia (Say, 1832)
- Chlorochroa sayi (Stål, 1872) (Say's stink bug)
- Chlorochroa senilis (Say, 1832)
- Chlorochroa uhleri (Stål, 1872) (Uhler's stink bug)
- Chlorochroa viridicata (Walker, 1867)
References[edit]
- ^ Stål C (1872) K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 10, no. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chlorochroa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Chlorochroa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Chlorochroa sp". Oregon Department of Agriculture guides. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States. Brill Academic Publishers.
External links[edit]
Media related to Chlorochroa at Wikimedia Commons
