List of shield bug species of Great Britain

The following is a list of the shield bugs recorded in Britain:

Contents 1 Superfamily Pentatomoidea 1.1 Family Acanthosomatidae 1.2 Family Scutelleridae 1.3 Family Cydnidae 1.4 Family Thyreocoridae 1.5 Family Pentatomidae 2 References

Superfamily Pentatomoidea

Family Acanthosomatidae

• Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale — hawthorn shield bug
• Cyphostethus tristriatus — juniper shield bug
• Elasmostethus interstinctus — birch shield bugtaonui

• Elasmucha grisea — parent bug
• Elasmucha ferrugata

Family Scutelleridae

• Eurygaster maura
• Eurygaster testudinaria
• Eurygaster austriaca
• Odontoscelis fuliginosa
• Odontoscelis lineola

Family Cydnidae

• Legnotus limbosus
• Legnotus picipes
• Canthophorus impressus
• Tritomegas bicolor (formerly Sehirus bicolor) — pied shield bug
• Sehirus biguttatus
• Sehirus luctuosus
• Geotomus punctulatus
• Cydnus aterrimus

Family Thyreocoridae

• Thyreocoris scarabaeoides — negro bug^[1]

Family Pentatomidae

• Podops inuncta
• Sciocoris cursitans
• Aelia acuminata — bishop's mitre
• Carpocoris purpureipennis
• Dolycoris baccarum — sloe bug
• Eysarcoris aeneus
• Eysarcoris fabricii
• Holcostethus vernalis
• Neottiglossa pusilla
• Palomena prasina — green shield bug
• Pentatoma rufipes — forest bug
• Piezodorus lituratus — gorse shield bug
• Eurydema ornatum
• Eurydema oleracea — Brassica bug
• Eurydema dominulus
• Eurydema herbaceum
• Picromerus bidens
• Rhacognathus punctatus — heather bug
• Troilus luridus
• Zicrona caerulea — blue bug
• Nezara viridula — southern green stink bug
• Dyroderes umbraculatus
• Jalla dumosa
• Byrsinus flavicornis
• Pitedia juniperana

References

Fauna of Great Britain England Scotland Scottish Highlands Wales Invertebrates Insects Ants Aquatic heteropteran bugs Bees Beetles Butterflies Conopid flies Damselflies and dragonflies Hoverflies Mayflies Moths Orthoptera and allied insects Shield bugs Soldierflies and allies Wasps Molluscs Non-marine molluscs Vertebrates Amphibians Birds Fish Mammals Reptiles See also Endangered species of the British Isles Endemic Species of British Isles Birds of Wales Flora and fauna of Cornwall Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland