Cydnus (bug)

Cydnus is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are at least three described species in Cydnus.[1][2][3][4]

Cydnus aterrimus

Cydnus
Cydnus aterrimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cydnidae
Tribe: Cydnini
Genus: Cydnus
Fabricius, 1803

Species

These three species belong to the genus Cydnus:

  • Cydnus aterrimus (Forster, 1771) i c g b
  • Cydnus insularis Westwood, 1837 g
  • Cydnus latipes Westwood, 1837 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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References
  1. "Cydnus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Browse Cydnus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Cydnus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Cydnus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading
  • Lis, Jerzy A. (1994). A Revision of Oriental Burrower Bugs (Heteroptera: Cydnidae). Upper Silesian Museum. ISBN 978-83-901173-1-7.
  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-9071912283.
  • McPherson, J. E. (1982). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0809310401.
  • Media related to Cydnus at Wikimedia Commons


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