Venter with spine » Manaaki Whenua

Body length up to 11 mm. Humeri (hind corners of pronotum) triangular, extended laterally well beyond sides of abdomen. Mesosternal carina (midline ridge underneath thorax between fore and mid legs) strongly developed, deeply forked behind.

Green potato bug - Cuspicona simplex. Present in New Zealand, introduced

[Cuspicona simplex]. HUMERI (pronotum hind corners) triangular, extended laterally beyond sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image — Cuspicona simplex. HUMERI (pronotum hind corners) triangular, extended laterally beyond sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0

[Cuspicona simplex]. MESOSTERNAL CARINA (midline ridge underneath thorax between fore and mid legs) strongly developed. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image — Cuspicona simplex. MESOSTERNAL CARINA (midline ridge underneath thorax between fore and mid legs) strongly developed. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0

Body length 12 to 17 mm. Humeri (hind corners of pronotum) rounded, not or slightly extended laterally, more or less in line with sides of abdomen. Mesosternal carina (midline ridge underneath thorax between fore and mid legs) weakly developed, only slightly notched behind. NEXT »

HUMERI (pronotum hind corners) rounded, not extended laterally, nearly in line with sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image — HUMERI (pronotum hind corners) rounded, not extended laterally, nearly in line with sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0

[Nezara viridula]. HUMERI (pronotum hind corners) rounded, not extended laterally, nearly in line with sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image — Nezara viridula. HUMERI (pronotum hind corners) rounded, not extended laterally, nearly in line with sides of abdomen. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0

MESOSTERNAL CARINA (midline ridge underneath thorax between mid and hind legs) weakly developed. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0 Image — MESOSTERNAL CARINA (midline ridge underneath thorax between mid and hind legs) weakly developed. © MWLR | CC BY-NC 4.0