Alydus

Alydus is the type genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species.[1][2][3] Species are recorded from North America and Europe through to temperate Asia.[4]

Alydus

Alydus
Alydus eurinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Alydinae
Genus: Alydus
Fabricius, 1803

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Alydus:

References

  1. "Alydus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. "Alydus". GBIF. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2018). "Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 1 April 2019.

Further reading

  • Schaefer, Carl W.; Schaffner, Joseph C. (1994). "Alydus calcaratus in North America (Hemiptera: Alydidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 96: 314–317. ISSN 0013-8797.
  • Media related to Alydus at Wikimedia Commons


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