| Coptosoma xanthogramma | |
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| Coptosoma xanthogramma in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Plataspidae |
| Genus: | Coptosoma |
| Species: | C. xanthogramma
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptosoma xanthogramma (White, 1884)
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Coptosoma xanthogramma is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Plataspidae and sub-order Heteroptera. It is commonly known as the black stink bug.1
It is endemic to Asia and has been found on Luzon in the Philippines, Oahu in Hawaii, Guam and Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands.2 It is an invasive pest, feeding on legumes and similar plants.
References
References
- Beardsley, John W.; Fluker, Sam (1967). "Coptosoma xanthogramma (White), (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) a New Pest of Legumes in Hawaii". Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 19 (3). ISSN 0073-134X.
- Headrick, David (2011). Gordh, Gordon (ed.). A Dictionary of Entomology. CABI. p. 195. ISBN 9781845935429.