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The Clown Stink Bug, or Red Striped Golden Stink Bug is a small insect belonging to the family Scutelleridae, otherwise known as jewel bugs. They are classified into this family because of their metallic exterior, and a shell that covers their entire abdomen and wings. They also feed on and lay their eggs on plants. They are found in east and south east Asia, including China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan[1].

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Genus: Poecilocoris
Species:
P. lewisi
Binomial name
Poecilocoris lewisi
(Distant, 1883)

Description

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The Clown Stink Bug is a goldish yellow/green color with a red stripe pattern on hard shield shaped outer shell. Adults are about 15mm long on average[2]. Their antennae have five sections and their feet have three sections. They get the name stinkbug because of the smelly odor they can excrete if they feel in danger.

Habitat

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They are found in east Asian countries like China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The females lay their glob-like milky white colored eggs on host plants, usually around 14 eggs per clutch[3].

Lifecycle

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Clown Stink Bugs have five nymphic instars, or adolescent stages[4]. In their final, or adult stage, they are hemimetabolies, or have incomplete metamorphosis, meaning that their dimensions may change between molts[5].

Traditional Uses

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In China and South Korea, the red striped golden stink bug is used to make an anti inflammatory traditional medicine[6].

References

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  1. ^ Tanaka, Shinichi I.; Imai, Chobei; Numata, Hideharu (2002). "Ecological significance of adult summer diapause after nymphal winter diapause in Poecilocoris lewisi (Distant) (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)". Applied Entomology and Zoology. 37 (3): 469–475. doi:10.1303/aez.2002.469. ISSN 0003-6862.
  2. ^ "Optical properties of chitin and chitosan biopolymers with application to structural color analysis". Optical Materials. 35 (2): 175–183. 2012-12-01. doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2012.07.024. ISSN 0925-3467.
  3. ^ Lee, Seokhyun; Lee, Joon Ha; Lee, Ra Ham; Shin, Yong Pyo; Kim, In-Woo; Seo, Minchul; Kim, Mi-Ae; Hwang, Jae Sam; Shin, Donghyun; Lee, Hak-Kyo (2021-01). "De novo assembly and functional annotation of the Red-striped golden stink bug (Poecilocoris lewisi) transcriptome". Gene. 767: 145188. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2020.145188. ISSN 0378-1119. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Miyawaki, Ryo; Tanaka, Shinichi I.; Numata, Hideharu (2003-06-25). "Photoperiodic receptor in the nymph of Poecilocoris lewisi (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)". European Journal of Entomology. 100 (2): 301–303. doi:10.14411/eje.2003.047.
  5. ^ "Clown Stink Bug data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ^ Ahn, Mi-Young; Kim, Soon-Ja; Kim, NamJung; Hwang, Jae Sam; Yun, Eun Young (2015-11). "Immune modulation of glycosaminoglycan derived from P. lewisi in TNF-α stimulated cells". Archives of Pharmacal Research. 38 (11): 1983–1991. doi:10.1007/s12272-015-0616-5. ISSN 0253-6269. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)