Mecidea


Mecidea is a genus of narrow stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are eight described species in Mecidea. Species within this genus feed on grasses like Sideoats grama and there have been some record of this genus eating Asteraceae. They are the only genus within the Mecideini taxonomic tribe to live in the New world.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Mecidea:Mecidea indica Dallas, 1851Mecidea lindbergi Wagner, 1954Mecidea lutzi SailerMecidea major Sailer, 1952Mecidea minor Ruckes, 1946Mecidea pallida Stal, 1845Mecidea pallidissima Jensen-Haarup, 1922Mecidea pampeana Sailer