![]() | Spiny Shield Bug S4, Male, profile | Spiny Shield Bug S1, Nymph, isometric | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | True Bugs (Hemiptera) | ||||
Family: | Stink Bug (Pentatomoidea, Pentatomidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Spiny Shield Bug (Neagenor spinosus) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍S5, Female, profile🔎 | ||||
Synonym: | Neagenor spinosa | ||||
Thank you Karen Weaving & Danilo Lüdke for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Adults ~18mm to ~20mm. Males & females are separated by the shape of their rear end. They seem to be the same size. Neagenors are highlighted by heavy shoulder spines. Note the unusual black tip to the scutellum here; typically it's pale or the same colour as the body in other Pentatomids. Also note how it's curled up; typically being flat or slightly raised. Danilo noted this as "the reflexed tip of the scutellum". Note also the unusual polka-dot pattern to the wings. We can't be sure the nymph is the same species as the adults. However, we have only found one 1 adult Neagenor species here so far, and think it's a reasonable assumption it is the same species. | |||||
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