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.

Narrow stink bugs, Mecidea
Narrow stink bugs, Mecidea

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Mecidea:

  • Mecidea indica Dallas, 1851
  • Mecidea lindbergi Wagner, 1954
  • Mecidea lutzi Sailer
  • Mecidea major Sailer, 1952
  • Mecidea minor Ruckes, 1946
  • Mecidea pallida Stal, 1845
  • Mecidea pallidissima Jensen-Haarup, 1922
  • Mecidea pampeana Sailer

Further reading

  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-9071912283.
  • McPherson, J. E. (1982). . Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0809310401.

External links

  • Media related to Mecidea at Wikimedia Commons