Pygoda is a New World genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. It was formerly considered a subgenus of Edessa but was elevated to genus based on morphological traits: species grouped under Pygoda share a distinctive set of features from body, male external genitalia, and male and female internal genitalia that are very different from any other subgenus of Edessa.
Species The following species belong to the genus Pygoda: Pygoda amianta Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018 Pygoda civilis (Breddin, 1903) Pygoda expolita (Distant, 1892) Pygoda irrorata (Dallas, 1851) Pygoda poecila Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018 Pygoda polita (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825) Pygoda ramosa Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018 Pygoda thoracica (Dallas, 1851) Pygoda variegata Fernandes, Nascimento & Nunes, 2018
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