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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Pentatomidae Sub Family   Description   a family of shieldbugs Background to Family   The largest family of shieldbugs, containing both partially and entirely predatory species. Phytophagous members typically feed on the developing seeds or fruits of their hosts, although the life-histories of some species are unconfirmed. Hosts range from single species to numerous plants within certain families; conifers, broadleaved trees and shrubs, herbs and grasses are used. The cosmopolitan pest, the green shield bug (Nezara viridula), is polyphagous on ornamental and crop plants, and has recently established in Great Britain.     © Roger Key No. taxa in DBIF   18 No. interactions   82 % interactions with British data   88% No. records   94 % taxa with British data   94% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1986 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Burges, G. & Gal, T.(1981) Memorie Soc. ent. ital. 60:2 105-110:108 Source   Woodroffe, G.E.(1964) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 100 134-134:134 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:42 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:48 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:40 Source   Woodroffe, G.E.(1959) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 95 287-288:287 Source   Roques, A. (1983) Les Insectes ravageurs des Cones et Grains de Coniferes en France 1-134:118 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:43 Source   Rosenthal, S.S. & Buckingham, G.R.(1982) Hilgardia 50:2 1-19:15 Source   Price, A.(1961) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 97 200-200:200 Source   Thomas, D.C.(1954) Entomologist 87 25-30:28 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:37 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:45 Source   Schaefer, C.W.(1981) Ann. ent. Soc. Am. 74 590-601:596 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:35 Source   Woodroffe, G.E.(1969) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 105 213-213:213 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:36 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:46 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:44 Source   Woodroffe, G.E.(1961) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 97 199-200:199 Source   Woodroffe, G.E.(1959) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 95 287-288:288 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:39 Source   Allen, A.A.(1983) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 119 62-62:62 Source   Thomas, D.C.(1954) Entomologist 87 25-30:29 Source   Sankey, J.(1980) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 116 122-122:122 Source   Woodroffe, G.E.(1959) Entomologist 92 6-13:11 Source   Reiter, W.(1986) Ber. nat.-med. Verein Innsbruck 73 169-186:183 Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:41