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Scientists split one stink bug species into three distinct ones

OpenAlex · 2026-08-27

This study looked at a group of stink bugs, not plants, and sorted out that what scientists thought was one insect species is actually three separate species based on subtle color and shape differences.

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Edessa rufomarginata was found to include morphological variants previously mistaken for a single variable species

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Two previously synonymized species, Edessa albomarginata and Edessa marginalis, were revalidated as distinct species

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The revision is based on detailed comparison of external morphology within the Edessinae subfamily of stink bugs

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