An Anchor Stink Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2015).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Kent Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
An Anchor Stink Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2020).
Anchor Stink Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) kristin-marie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2015).
Anchor Stink Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/17/2019). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
An Anchor Stink Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/23/2015).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/20/2019).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2013).
Anchor Stink Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/27/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Anchor Stink Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/3/2019). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
An Anchor Stink Bug in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/3/2018).
Anchor Stink Bug in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/17/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2017).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/4/2018).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/3/2018).
An Anchor Stink Bug in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/3/2018).
Anchor Stink Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2021).
An Anchor Stink Bug nymph in Howard Co., Maryland (8/13/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
Anchor Stink Bug in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2020). (c) kittyminder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/2/2023). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Anchor Stink Bug in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY).
An Anchor Stink Bug nymph with prey in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2017).
Anchor Stink Bug in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Bonnie Ott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Anchor Stink Bug nymph with prey in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Anchor Stink Bug with prey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
A Anchor Stink Bug nymph in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/24/2018).
A 4th instar Anchor Stink Bug nymph in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/23/2018).
A 4th instar Anchor Stink Bug nymph in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/23/2018).
Anchor Stink Bug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/14/2025). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Anchor Stink Bug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/14/2025). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
A 4th instar Anchor Stink Bug nymph in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/23/2018).
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| Stiretrus anchorago | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Stiretrus |
| Species: | S. anchorago
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775)
| |
Stiretrus anchorago, commonly known as the anchor stink bug, is a species of predatory stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] It is known to prey upon Epilachna varivestis and Hypera postica. [5][6]
Subspecies
[edit]These five subspecies belong to the species Stiretrus anchorago:
- Stiretrus anchorago anchorago (Fabricius, 1775) i c g
- Stiretrus anchorago diana (Fabricius, 1803) i c g
- Stiretrus anchorago fimbriatus (Say, 1828) i c g
- Stiretrus anchorago personatus Germar, 1839 i c g
- Stiretrus anchorago violaceus (Say, 1828) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stiretrus anchorago Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b "Stiretrus anchorago Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Waddill, Van; Shepard, Merle (1974). "Biology of a Predaceous Stinkbug, Stiretrus anchorago, (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 57 (3): 249–253. doi:10.2307/3493252. JSTOR 3493252. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Richman, David (1977). "Predation on the Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), by Stiretrus anchorago (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae". The Florida Entomologist. 60 (3): 192. doi:10.2307/3493904. JSTOR 3493904. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
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