Nezara scutellata Distant, 1890: 339–440, fig. 21.

Coloration. Predominantly green. The lateral margins and colored bands of juga and pronotum are orange. Apex of scutellum, femur base orange, connexivum and urosternite orange. Black macula in the posterolateral angles of connexivum and urosternite. Head. Margins of juga with a slight concavity in front of eyes, apex of head broadened and semicircular. Proportion of antennal segments: I<II<III<IV>V. Rostrum reaches the metacoxae. Proportion of rostral segments: I<II>III>IV. Thorax. Anterolateral margins of pronotum with a submarginal dorsal depression. Hemelytra with costal angles slightly obtuse. Membranal suture convex. Abdomen. Medial spine of third urosternite surpasses the metacoxae, but doesn’t reach the mesocoxae. Spiracles green.

Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras*, Costa Rica, Panama.

Host plants. No information available.

*Additional Records in Honduras from Arismendi and Thomas 2003