Antilochus (bug)

Antilochus
Antilochus coquebertii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Antilochus
Stål, 1863
Synonyms

Neaeretus Reuter, 1887

Antilochus is an Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae,[1] erected by Carl Stål in 1863.[2] Species in this genus occurs in tropical Africa including Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia, the Malay Archipelago, and New Guinea.

Description

Antilochus are brightly coloured, usually red and black, and easily differentiated from other pyrrhocorids by the head being transversely depressed behind the eyes. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head. Unlike most pyrrhocorids, Antilochus species are predatory, rather than herbivorous.[1]

Species

Biolib includes:[3]

  1. Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794)
  2. Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)
  3. Antilochus nigripes (Burmeister, 1835)
  4. Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855)
  5. Antilochus reflexus Stål, 1863
  6. Antilochus russus Stal, 1863

References

  1. ^ a b Kaur, Harbhajan; Gaba, Kalchana (March 2018). "Cytogenetic characterization of three species of Antilochus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)". The Nucleus. 61 (1): 75–81. doi:10.1007/s13237-018-0228-9. ISSN 0029-568X.
  2. ^ Stål C (1863) Berlin, Ent. Z., 7.
  3. ^ BioLib.cz: genus Antilochus Stål, 1863 (retrieved 28 June 2024)