Esakimon fox horned bug - Esakimon fox horned bug

…There are about 180 herbivorous species distributed worldwide, with about 25 in Japan. Some of the known species include the three-horned stink bug Acanthosoma labiduroides , whose males have red, pincer-like tails; the small horned stink bug Sastragala esakii , whose small scutella is yellowish-white and heart-shaped; and the small horned stink bug Elasmucha putoni . After laying eggs, the adults of the latter two genera stay still on the egg mass and protect it until it becomes a second-instar nymph. This is mainly to avoid attacks by ants and parasitic wasps, but when ants or other insects try to bite their legs or carry off their eggs, they have the habit of violently vibrating their wings to release a smelly liquid to repel them. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Esakimon horned stink bug" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…植食性で世界に分布し約180種，日本には約25種が分布する。雄の尾端は紅色ではさみ状に突出したハサミツノカメムシAcanthosoma labiduroides，小楯板（しようじゆんばん）に黄白色のハート形のあるエサキモンキツノカメムシSastragala esakii，小型なヒメツノカメムシElasmucha putoniなどが知られ，後の2属は産卵後，成虫は卵塊上に静止して2齢若虫になるまでこれを守る。主としてアリや寄生バチの攻撃をさけるためであるが，アリなどが肢にかみついたり，卵を運び去ろうとすると，翅をはげしく振動させて臭液を出し撃退する習性がある。…

※「エサキモンキツノカメムシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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