Plataspididae
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Plataspididae are a family of shield bug
s native to the Eastern Hemisphere
. One species, Megacopta cribraria
, has recently become introduced and established in the southeastern United States
, where it is a pest of soybean
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Shield bug
Pentatomoidea is a superfamily of insects in the Heteroptera suborder of the Hemiptera order and, as such, share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts...
s native to the Eastern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
. One species, Megacopta cribraria
Megacopta cribraria
Megacopta cribraria, also called the Bean Plataspid, Kudzu Bug, Globular Stink Bug or Lablab Bug, is a shield bug native to India and China where it is an agricultural pest of Lablab beans and other legumes. The bug, while harmless to houseplants and people, often enters houses...
, has recently become introduced and established in the southeastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it is a pest of soybean
Soybean
The soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses...
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