Antilochus (bug)
Genus of true bugs
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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.
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| Antilochus | |
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| Antilochus coquebertii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus: | Antilochus Stål, 1863 |
| Synonyms | |
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Neaeretus Reuter, 1887 | |
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]
- Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794)
- Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)
- Antilochus nigripes (Burmeister, 1835)
- Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855)
- Antilochus reflexus Stål, 1863
- Antilochus russus Stal, 1863
