Chlorochroa[1] is a genus of shield (stink) bugs in the family Pentatomidae, found in Europe and North America. There are over 20 described species in Chlorochroa.[2][3]
Adult Chlorochroa range in size from 8-19 mm long and are broadly oval in shape.[2] They are green to brownish or almost black in colour, and have a pale red/yellow/whitish margin around the body excluding the head.[2][4] For at least some species, colouration varies with latitude, being darker in the south and greener in the north.[2] The scutellum is long and triangular, sometimes has three bumps along the base and usually the tip is paler than the rest.[2][4] The forewing membrane is often translucent.[2][4]
Nymphal Chlorochroa are mostly black except (as in adults) for a yellow/white margin around the body excluding the head.[4]
Different species of Chlorochroa look very similar. They are distinguished mainly by the shape of the male genitalia and, to a lesser extent, by their distributions.[2]
^"Chlorochroa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ abcde"Chlorochroa sp". Oregon Department of Agriculture guides. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
Further reading
Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN978-0-8493-0212-1.
Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States. Brill Academic Publishers.
