Cavelerius
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| Cavelerius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Blissidae |
| Genus: | Cavelerius Distant, 1903[1] |
Cavelerius is a genus of Asian seed bugs in the family Blissidae. A review by Gao and Zhou (2021) listed 13 total species, including 3 newly discovered species.[2] The insects of this genus feed by sucking the sap out of the stems and leaves of grasses and grass-like plants. The species C. saccharivorus is a major pest of sugarcane in Southeast Asia and Japan, and the species C. excavatus and C. sweeti are major pests of sugarcane in India.[3]
