''Dindymus'' is
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
genus of
true bugs in the family
Pyrrhocoridae
Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red coloured and are known as red bugs and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activities leave an indelible yellow-brownish stain on c ...
. They are often confused with bugs in the family
Lygaeidae
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on ...
, but can be distinguished by the lack of
ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindymus'' Stehlík, 2005
# ''
Dindymus abdominalis''
Distant, 1914
# ''
Dindymus griseus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus straeleni
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Schouteden, 1933
;subgenus ''Dindymus'' Stål, 1861
# ''
Dindymus albicornis''
(Fabricius, 1803)
# ''
Dindymus albomarginatus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2007
# ''
Dindymus brevis''
Blöte, 1931
# ''
Dindymus chinensis''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus croesus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Distant, 1914
# ''
Dindymus decisus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Walker, 1873
# ''
Dindymus decolor
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Breddin, 1900
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Dindymus flavipennis''
Blöte, 1931
# ''
Dindymus lanius''
Stål, 1863
# ''
Dindymus medogensis
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
S.L. Liu, 1981
# ''
Dindymus punctithorax
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus pyrochrous
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Boisduval, 1835)
# ''
Dindymus rubiginosus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindymu ...
''
(Fabricius, 1787)
# ''
Dindymus sanguineus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Fabricius, 1794)
;subgenus ''Limadindymus'' Stehlík, 2005
# ''
Dindymus brunneus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus dispersus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus kotheae
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus montanellus
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus riedeli
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus schoenitzeri
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
(Stehlík, 2005)
;subgenus ''Pseudodindymus'' Stehlík, 2009
# ''
Dindymus sandakan''
Stehlík, 2010
;''incertae sedis''
# ''
Dindymus amboinensis''
(Fabricius, 1803)
# ''
Dindymus basifer''
Walker, 1873
# ''
Dindymus bifurcatus''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus bougainvillensis''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus circumcinctus''
Stål, 1863
# ''
Dindymus constanti''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus dembickyi''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus fecialis''
Stål, 1863
# ''
Dindymus flammeolus''
(Distant, 1901)
# ''
Dindymus kokadanus''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus lautereri''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus malayensis''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus minutus''
Blöte, 1933
# ''
Dindymus nitidicollis
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus pectoralis''
Schmidt, 1932
# ''
Dindymus pulcher
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stal, 1863
# ''
Dindymus rubriventris
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus talaudensis''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus thunbergi
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stål, 1856.
# ''
Dindymus ventralis
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Mayr, 1866
# ''
Dindymus versicolor
''Dindymus versicolor'', commonly called the harlequin bug, is a species of cotton stainer bug (red bug), found in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. An attractive insect, up to 12 mm long with a black head and bands on the fore-wing, a ...
''
(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853)
# ''
Dindymus webbi
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus wynigerae
''Dindymus'' is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindym ...
''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
Several species in the genus are beneficial predators, including ''
D. rubiginosus'', ''
D. pulcher''. and ''
D. pyrochrous'', but one species (''
D. versicolor'') is a minor plant pest.
[Jackson, R.R. & Barrion, A. (2004) Heteropteran predation on terrestrial gastropods. Chapter 9 (p. 484) in Barker, G.M. (ed.) ''Natural enemies of terrestrial molluscs''. CABI Publishing.]
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q20720035
Pyrrhocoridae
Pentatomomorpha genera
Hemiptera of Africa
Hemiptera of Asia