Eysarcoris

Eysarcoris is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae, and typical of the tribe Eysarcorini.

Description
Stink bugs of this genus are relatively small (<6 mm in length) and obovate in shape. There is a dense covering of punctures on much of the body. The head and the ventral surface of the thorax are covered with club-shaped hairs.

Eysarcoris belongs to a group of stink bugs (also including Sepontia, Spermatodes and Stagonomus) which have a broad scutellum and an auriculate/spine-like process anterior to the scent gland opening, and do not have a median sulcus in the thoracic sterna.

Ecology
Eysarcoris are herbivores that live on various plants.

Some Eysarcoris are plant pests: E. guttiger is a pest of soybean and sesame, while E. trimaculatus and E. ventralis are pests of rice.

Research
The mitochondrial genomes of various Eysarcoris species have been sequenced.

Species

 * Eysarcoris aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
 * Eysarcoris confusus Fuente, 1971
 * Eysarcoris distinctus (Schouteden)
 * Eysarcoris hispalensis Fuente, 1971
 * Eysarcoris lereddii (Le Guillou)
 * Eysarcoris luisae Fuente, 1971
 * Eysarcoris perlatus Fabricius
 * Eysarcoris uniformis Fuente, 1971
 * Eysarcoris ventralis (Westwood, 1837) - white spotted bug