Dindymus
Appearance
Dindymus | |
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Dindymus pulcher mating | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
Genus: | Dindymus Stål, 1861 |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Dindymus is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. Records of occurrence include Africa, but most are in SE Asia and Australia.[1]
Description
[edit]These bugs are often coloured red/orange and black; they may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
[edit]BioLib[2] lists:
- subgenus Cornidindymus Stehlík, 2005
- Dindymus abdominalis Distant, 1914
- Dindymus griseus Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus straeleni Schouteden, 1933
- subgenus Dindymus Stål, 1861
- Dindymus albicornis (Fabricius, 1803)
- Dindymus albomarginatus Stehlík, 2007
- Dindymus brevis Blöte, 1931
- Dindymus chinensis Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
- Dindymus croesus Distant, 1914
- Dindymus decisus Walker, 1873
- Dindymus decolor Breddin, 1900
- Dindymus flavipennis Blöte, 1931
- Dindymus lanius Stål, 1863
- Dindymus medogensis S.L. Liu, 1981
- Dindymus punctithorax Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus pyrochrous (Boisduval, 1835)
- Dindymus rubiginosus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Dindymus sanguineus (Fabricius, 1794)
- subgenus Limadindymus Stehlík, 2005
- Dindymus brunneus (Stehlík, 2005)
- Dindymus dispersus Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus kotheae (Stehlík, 2005)
- Dindymus montanellus (Stehlík, 2005)
- Dindymus riedeli (Stehlík, 2005)
- Dindymus schoenitzeri (Stehlík, 2005)
- subgenus Pseudodindymus Stehlík, 2009
- Dindymus sandakan Stehlík, 2010
- incertae sedis
- Dindymus amboinensis (Fabricius, 1803)
- Dindymus basifer Walker, 1873
- Dindymus bifurcatus Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
- Dindymus bougainvillensis Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus circumcinctus Stål, 1863
- Dindymus constanti Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
- Dindymus dembickyi Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus fecialis Stål, 1863
- Dindymus flammeolus (Distant, 1901)
- Dindymus kokadanus Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus lautereri Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus malayensis Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus minutus Blöte, 1933
- Dindymus nitidicollis Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus pectoralis Schmidt, 1932
- Dindymus pulcher Stal, 1863[3]
- Dindymus rubriventris Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus talaudensis Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
- Dindymus thunbergi Stål, 1856.
- Dindymus ventralis Mayr, 1866
- Dindymus versicolor (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853)
- Dindymus webbi Stehlík, 2006
- Dindymus wynigerae Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
Several species in the genus are beneficial predators, including D. rubiginosus, D. pulcher. and D. pyrochrous, but one species (D. versicolor) is a minor plant pest.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Dindymus Stål, 1861 (retrieved 26 April 2024)
- ^ biolib.cz: genus Dindymus Stål, 1861 (retrieved 25 October 2021)
- ^ NCBI: Dindymus pulcher Stal, 1863
- ^ Jackson, R.R. & Barrion, A. (2004) Heteropteran predation on terrestrial gastropods. Chapter 9 (p. 484) in Barker, G.M. (ed.) Natural enemies of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing.