Perillus

Perillus
Perillus circumcinctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Asopinae
Genus:	Perillus Stål, 1862
Synonyms
Mineus Stål, 1867 Perilloides Schouteden, 1907

Perillus is a genus of predatory stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about seven described species in Perillus.

Perillus sp. nymph

Perillus strigipes

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Perillus:

• Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775) ^{i c g b} (two-spotted stink bug)
• Perillus circumcinctus Stal, 1862 ^{i c g b}
• Perillus confluens (Herrich-schaeffer, 1839) ^{i c g b}
• Perillus exaptus (Say, 1825) ^{i c g b}
• Perillus lunatus Knight, 1952 ^{i c g}
• Perillus splendidus (Uhler, 1861) ^{i c g b}
• Perillus strigipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853) ^{i c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 9071912280.
• Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
• Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
• McPherson, J.E. (1982). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press.
• Paiero, S.M.; Marshall, S.A.; McPherson, J.E.; Ma, M.S. "Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) and parent bugs (Acanthosomatidae) of Ontario and adjacent areas...". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 24: 1–183.
• Rider, David A. (2012). "The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of North Dakota I: Pentatomorpha: Pentatomoidea". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 45 (3–4): 312–380. ISSN 0090-0222.
• Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.

External links

• Media related to Perillus at Wikimedia Commons