| Taxon | Alydus |
|---|---|
| Authority | Fabricius, 1803 |
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]
Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Alydus:
- Alydus angulatus Hsiao, 1965
- Alydus calcaratus (Linnaeus, 1758) - red-backed bug - type species (as Cimex calcaratus Linnaeus)
- Alydus conspersus Montandon, 1893
- Alydus eurinus (Say, 1825)
- Alydus pilosulus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1847
- Alydus rupestris Fieber, 1861
- Alydus scutellatus Van Duzee, 1903
- Alydus tomentosus Fracker, 1918
- Alydus zichyi Horváth, 1901
- † Alydus pristinus Germar, 1837
- † Alydus pulchellus Heer, 1853
References
- ^ "Alydus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Alydus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Alydus Genus Information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ Webb, Nick & Eades, David C. (2018). "Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-01.
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