Pentamyrmexini, a new tribe for Pentamyrmex spinosus, a remarkable new genus and species of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Thailand

DAVID A. RIDER; HARRY BRAILOVSKY

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3895.4.9

Issue: Vol. 3895 No. 4: 17 Dec. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-12-17

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.4.9

Page range: 595–600

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**Pentamyrmexini, a new tribe for Pentamyrmex spinosus, a remarkable new genus and species of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Thailand**

DAVID A. RIDER⁺⁻
HARRY BRAILOVSKY⁺⁻

Department of Entomology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, Mexico 04510 D. F. Mexico

Stink bug Ant mimic systematics taxonomy

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Abstract

Pentamyrmex spinosus new genus, new species is described, and a new tribe is erected for this remarkable insect. This is the first report of ant mimicry in the Pentatomidae.