Halyomorpha
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| Halyomorpha | |
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| Halyomorpha halys | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentatominae |
| Tribe: | Cappaeini |
| Genus: | Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Pentatoma halys Stål, 1855[1] | |
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Halyomorpha is a genus of shield bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae and tribe Cappaeini, erected by G. Mayr.[2] This genus probably has an Asian centre of origin, but Halyomorpha halys, the brown marmorated stink bug, is an invasive species with a world-wide distribution.[3]
