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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Podisus |
| Species: | P. maculiventris
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| Podisus maculiventris (Say, 1832)
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Podisus maculiventris, the spined soldier bug, is a medium-sized predatory shield bug common in North America. It has prominent spines on each "shoulder" and preys on a wide variety of arthropods, particularly the larval forms of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. As a generalist predator of many agricultural pests, P. maculiventris is generally considered a beneficial insect in gardens and crop fields.[1]
- ^ Gyawaly, Sudan. Feeding Behavior of Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Implications for Mass Rearing and Biological Control (Thesis). West Virginia University Libraries.