Checklist and key to species of stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of Kentucky, United States of America

Armando Falcon-Brindis; Raul T. Villanueva

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1213.122843

Checklist and key to species of stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of Kentucky, United States of America

Armando Falcon-Brindis, Raul T. Villanueva

Entomology

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Abstract

Stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) have received a lot of attention as there are many economically important pest species. However, the status of species richness, distribution, and taxonomy remain overlooked and outdated in Kentucky (USA). Having such information at a regional scale is crucial to allow the development of suitable pest management and conservation programs. Here, the stink bug fauna of Kentucky was ex-amined from museum specimens, literature, and public online repositories. Overall, 42 species in 28 genera and three subfamilies (Asopinae, Podopinae, and Pentatominae) are listed from Kentucky. Thirteen species are new records for Kentucky, 10 species are considered to be of economic importance and eight are strict predators. Pictures of species are provided along with the first key for the identification of the stink bug species of Kentucky.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-93
Number of pages	19
Journal	ZooKeys
Volume	1213
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1213.122843
State	Published - 2024

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© Armando Falcon-Brindis & Raul T. Villanueva.

Keywords

Economic importance
public databases
sampling biases
species diversity
taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Insect Science
Paleontology

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Checklist and key to species of stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of Kentucky, United States of America

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