title: Pseudatelus
text: # Pseudatelus
  
  Pseudatelus is a genus of shield bugs of the family Pentatomidae. Currently placed in the tribe Halyini, McPherson's overview of the Pentatomoidea suggested it may be better placed into the Memmiini.
  
  ## Description
  
  Pseudatelus bugs range from 14 to 20 millimetres (0.55 to 0.79 in) depending on the species. The bugs have a typical shield shape body. They are usually from brown to dark brown in colour, with triangular-shaped scutellum.
  
  On female Pseudatelus bugs, the abdominal venter is almost entirely covered by a large, hair-covered opaque area. The long hairs on these areas may accumulate a waxy secretion.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus contains the following species:
  
  * Pseudatelus latus
  * Pseudatelus limatus
  * Pseudatelus obscurus
  * Pseudatelus spinulosus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
  * Pseudatelus sticticus
  