Antilochus (bug)
| Antilochus | |
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| Antilochus coquebertii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus: | Antilochus Stål, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Lygaeus coquebertii Fabricius, 1803 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. About 20-30 species are known in the genus.
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][3]
Species
Species that have been described in the genus include:[4]
- Antilochus amorosus Breddin, 1909
- Antilochus angulifer (Walker, 1873)
- Antilochus angustus Stehlík, 2009
- Antilochus astridae Schouteden, 1933
- Antilochus bicolor Lethierry, 1888
- Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794)
- Antilochus coloratus (Walker, 1872)
- Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)
- Antilochus discifer Stål, 1863
- Antilochus discoidalis (Burmeister, 1834)
- Antilochus grelaki Schmidt, 1932
- Antilochus histrionicus Stål, 1863
- Antilochus immundulus Breddin, 1901
- Antilochus kubani Stehlík, 2005
- Antilochus latiusculus Blöte, 1932
- Antilochus lineatipes (Stål, 1858)
- Antilochus maximus Breddin, 1900
- Antilochus nigripes (Burmeister, 1835)
- Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855)
- Antilochus reflexus Stål, 1863
- Antilochus russus Stål, 1863
- Antilochus sulawesiensis Stehlík, 2009
- Antilochus webbi Stehlík, 2009
- Subgenus Neaeretus[5]
- Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794)
- Antilochus distantii (Reuter, 1887)
- Antilochus kmenti Stehlík, 2009
- Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855)
- Antilochus pterobrachys Stehlík, 2011
- Antilochus similis Stehlík, 2009
- Antilochus violaceus (Carlini, 1892)
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Stål C (1863) Berlin, Ent. Z., 7.
- ↑ Stehlík,J. L. (2009). "Five new species of Antilochus Stål, 1863 from the Old World (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)". Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae (Brno). 94: 57–71.
- ↑ BioLib.cz: genus Antilochus Stål, 1863 (retrieved 28 June 2024)
- ↑ Stehlík, Jaroslav L.; Kment, Petr (2011). "Antilochus (Neaeretus) pterobrachys sp. nov.and the correct name of the subgenus Afroantilochus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 49–53.
External links
Media related to Antilochus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Antilochus at Wikispecies