Eysarcoris


Eysarcoris is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae, and typical of the tribe Eysarcorini.

Description

Stink bugs of this genus are relatively small and obovate in shape. There is a dense covering of punctures on much of the body. The head and the ventral surface of the thorax are covered with club-shaped hairs.
Eysarcoris belongs to a group of stink bugs which have a broad scutellum and an auriculate/spine-like process anterior to the scent gland opening, and do not have a median sulcus in the thoracic sterna.

Ecology

Eysarcoris are herbivores that live on various plants.
Some Eysarcoris are plant pests: E. guttiger is a pest of soybean and sesame, while E. trimaculatus and E. ventralis are pests of rice.

Research

The mitochondrial genomes of various Eysarcoris species have been sequenced.

Species

Eysarcoris aeneus Eysarcoris confusus Fuente, 1971Eysarcoris distinctus Eysarcoris hispalensis Fuente, 1971Eysarcoris lereddii Eysarcoris luisae Fuente, 1971Eysarcoris perlatus FabriciusEysarcoris uniformis Fuente, 1971Eysarcoris ventralis - white spotted bug