Dysdercus

Dysdercus is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".

Dysdercus
Different aspects of D. cingulatus in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Dysdercus
Guerin-Méneville, 1831[1]
Species

see text

Description

Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeinae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head. They can be readily distinguished from most other genera of Pyrrhocoridae by the strong white markings at the junction of the head and thorax, and along the sides of the thorax, and often abdomen.

Species

BioLib lists the following:[1]

subgenus Dysdercus Guérin-Méneville, 1831
  • Dysdercus andreae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Dysdercus bimaculatus (Stål, 1854)
  • Dysdercus cardinalis Gerstäcker, 1873
  • Dysdercus concinnus Stål, 1861
  • Dysdercus fasciatus Signoret, 1861 - cotton stainer (Africa)
  • Dysdercus mimulus Hussey, 1929
  • Dysdercus mimus (Say, 1832)
  • Dysdercus nigrofasciatus Stål, 1855
  • Dysdercus obliquus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1843)
  • Dysdercus obscuratus Distant, 1883
  • Dysdercus peruvianus Guérin-Méneville, 1831
  • Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842) - cotton stainer (USA)
subgenus Leptophthalmus Stål, 1870
  • Dysdercus decussatus Boisduval, 1835
  • Dysdercus fuscomaculatus Stål, 1863
subgenus Paradysdercus Stehlík, 1965
  • Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) - red cotton bug
  • Dysdercus evanescens Distant, 1902
  • Dysdercus koenigii (Fabricius, 1775) - red cotton stainer (Indian subcontinent)
  • Dysdercus poecilus (Harrich-Schaeffer)
  • Dysdercus sidae Montrouzier, 1861
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  • Dysdercus albofasciatus Berg, 1878
  • Dysdercus argillaceus Breddin, 1895
  • Dysdercus basialbus Schmidt, 1932
  • Dysdercus bidentatus Hussey, 1927
  • Dysdercus bloetei Doesburg, 1968
  • Dysdercus chaquensis Freiberg, 1948
  • Dysdercus chiriquinus Distant, 1883
  • Dysdercus cinctus Scudder, 1890
  • Dysdercus collaris Blöte, 1931
  • Dysdercus festivus Gerstäcker, 1892
  • Dysdercus flavolimbatus Stål, 1861
  • Dysdercus haemorrhoidalis Signoret, 1858
  • Dysdercus honestus Blöte, 1931
  • Dysdercus imitator Blöte, 1931
  • Dysdercus immarginatus Blöte, 1931
  • Dysdercus impictiventris Stål, 1870
  • Dysdercus insularis Stål, 1870
  • Dysdercus intermedius Distant, 1902 - cotton stainer (Africa)
  • Dysdercus longiceps Breddin, 1901
  • Dysdercus longirostris Stål, 1861
  • Dysdercus lunulatus Uhler, 1861
  • Dysdercus maurus Distant, 1901
  • Dysdercus melanoderes Karsch, 1892
  • Dysdercus mesiostigma Distant
  • Dysdercus mimuloides Blöte, 1933
  • Dysdercus monostigma Kirby
  • Dysdercus ochreatus (Say, 1832)
  • Dysdercus orientalis Schouteden, 1910
  • Dysdercus pretiosus Distant, 1902
  • Dysdercus ruficeps (Perty, 1833)
  • Dysdercus ruficollis (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Dysdercus rusticus Stål, 1870
  • Dysdercus sanguinarius Stål, 1870
  • Dysdercus scassellati Del Guercio, 1918
  • Dysdercus stehliki Schaefer, 2013
  • Dysdercus superstitiosus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Dysdercus unicolor Scudder, 1890
  • Dysdercus wilhelminae van Doesburg, 1968
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References
  1. "BioLib.cz: Genus Dysdercus Guérin-Méneville, 1831". biolib.cz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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