Abstract
Stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) have received a lot of attention as there are many economically important pest species. However, the status of species richness, distribution, and taxonomy remain overlooked and outdated in Kentucky (USA). Having such information at a regional scale is crucial to allow the development of suitable pest management and conservation programs. Here, the stink bug fauna of Kentucky was ex- amined from museum specimens, literature, and public online repositories. Overall, 42 species in 28 genera and three subfamilies (Asopinae, Podopinae, and Pentatominae) are listed from Kentucky. Thirteen species are new records for Kentucky, 10 species are considered to be of economic importance and eight are strict predators. Pictures of species are provided along with the first key for the identification of the stink bug species of Kentucky.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2024
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1213.122843
Funding Information
We acknowledge the support of the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board, the Kentucky Corn Growers Association, the North Central Soybean Research Program (award num- ber GR133931), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hatch (award number 1014521) that provided funds to complete the studies conducted in this publication.
Repository Citation
Falcon-Brindis, Armando and Villanueva, Raul, "Checklist and key to species of stink bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) of Kentucky, United States of America" (2024). Entomology Faculty Publications. 240.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_facpub/240
Notes/Citation Information
© Armando Falcon-Brindis & Raul T. Villanueva. This is an open access article distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribution 4.0 International – CC BY 4.0).