Alydus
Genus of insects
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 eurinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Alydidae |
| Subfamily: | Alydinae |
| Genus: | Alydus Fabricius, 1803 |
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
_-_(nymph),_Elst_(Gld),_the_Netherlands.jpg){kind=small}