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Parent Taxon

• Pentatomidae

Sibling Taxa

• Accarana
• Aglaophon
• Alcaeus
• Anchises
• Anolcus
• Apodiphus
• Atelocera
• Austromalaya
• Auxentius
• Bathrus
• Brochymena
• Bromocoris
• Cahara
• Carenoplistus
• Coenomorpha
• Dalpada
• Dendrites
• Dictyometis
• Dippilana
• Ectenus
• Erthesina
• Eupaleopada
• Eurus
• Halys
• Jugalpada
• Munduala
• Mustha
• Neagenor
• Neohalys
• Omyta
• Orthoschizops
• Ouscha
• Paranevisanus
• Parapoecilometis
• Peltasticus
• Platycoris
• Poecilometis
• Polycarmes
• Pseudatelus
• Sarju
• Scribonia
• Tachengia
• Theseus
• Tinganina
• Tipulparra
• Zaplutus

Child Taxa

• Poecilometis acanthopygius
• Poecilometis alexandrianus
• Poecilometis alienus
• Poecilometis armatus
• Poecilometis australasiae
• Poecilometis borealis
• Poecilometis calidus
• Poecilometis callosus
• Poecilometis confusus
• Poecilometis cooki
• Poecilometis darwini
• Poecilometis elongatus
• Poecilometis eximius
• Poecilometis extraneus
• Poecilometis fasciatus
• Poecilometis fuscescens
• Poecilometis gravis
• Poecilometis griseicolor
• Poecilometis histricus
• Poecilometis horni
• Poecilometis langloensis
• Poecilometis lineatus
• Poecilometis longicornis
• Poecilometis macromaculatus
• Poecilometis mellicolor
• Poecilometis mimicus
• Poecilometis monteithi
• Poecilometis nigriventris
• Poecilometis pallescens
• Poecilometis parilis
• Poecilometis patruelis
• Poecilometis politus
• Poecilometis spenceri
• Poecilometis strigatus
• Poecilometis vallicola
• Poecilometis vermiculatus

Top Observation Places

• Wollongong
• Townsville
• Perth
• Sydney
• Adelaide
• Adelaide Hills
• Brisbane
• Logan City