Peribalus strictus, common name Vernal Shieldbug, is a species of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae.

[1] This species is widespread in Europe (with the exception of the north of the British Isles and Scandinavia), across Siberia and Central Asia up to northern China and Japan.

These shieldbugs prefer dry to moderately moist, warm areas.

These quite variable shieldbugs have a greenish-brown coloration and a dense dark punctuation on the head, elytrae, pronotum and scutellum.

The nymphs especially feed on the ripe fruits and seeds of herbaceous plants, mainly Asteraceae and Fabaceae species.