-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)

-Superfamily Pentatomoidea​​

-Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomoidae)​​

-Subfamily Pentatominae

-Tribe Carpocorini

-Genus Proxys

-Black Stink Bug (Proxys punctulatus)

Proxys punctulatus, commonly called the black stink bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is characterized by a dark, often glossy black or deep greenish-black body, sometimes with a subtle metallic sheen, and the typical broad, shield-shaped form of stink bugs. Like other pentatomids, it has a large triangular scutellum, well-developed wings, and produces a strong defensive odour from scent glands when disturbed. Proxys punctulatus feeds using a piercing-sucking rostrum, extracting fluids from plants, seeds, and developing fruits.