-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)​​

-Tribe Carpocorini​

-Genus Oebalus​

Oebalus is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, which is known for its members' characteristic odorous defense mechanism. The members of the genus Oebalus are often referred to as rice stink bugs, as they are particularly associated with rice crops.