Home
Hemiptera                    
 
 
 
Orange Black Stink Bug
 
 

                    

Brown Stink Bug - Oncocoris sp.

Family Pentatomidae

This page contains pictures and information about Brown Shield Bug that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 10mm, Oncocoris sp., tribe Diemeniin, Subfamily Pentatominae 
 
This little stink bugs are Redish-brown in colour. This stink bug is relative small in size. 
 
DSC_0187.jpg (143097 bytes) DSC_0178.jpg (195269 bytes) DSC_0179.jpg (136025 bytes)
 
When we found the sting bug, there was a small stink bug instars next to it. It seemed that the adult sting bug was providing the parental guarding. But we were not sure if they were the same species.
 
The photos were taken in Anstead Forest on Oct 2009. We saw this bug only once.  
 
DSC_3528.jpg (162808 bytes) DSC_3530.jpg (161233 bytes) DSC_3532.jpg (190799 bytes)
 
We found this bug again on Feb 2009 in Anstead Forest. 
 
Reference:
1. Stink Bugs of Australia - FaunaKeys,  Australian Museum online 2003.
3. Genus Oncocoris Mayr, 1866 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Commonwealth of Australia 2005.
3. Insect Reference Collection Database - Department of Agriculture Western Australia.  
  

Back to top

[ Up ] [ Yellow-dotted Gum Tree Bug ] [ Horehound bug ] [ Dry Nut Stink Bug ] [ Yellow Brown Stink Bug ] [ Small Brown Shield Bug ] [ Brown Stink Bug ]

See us in our Home page. Download large pictures in our Wallpaper web page. Give us comments in our Guest Book, or send email to us. A great way to support us is to buy the CD from us.  
Last updated: February 19, 2010.