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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Mormidea

Mormidea (Genus)

-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 Miormidea


Mormidea is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, a group of shield-shaped insects known for their ability to emit a pungent odor as a defense mechanism. Members of this genus are typically plant feeders. Primarily phytophagous, using piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap.

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