''Dindymus'' is
Old World
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genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
true bugs
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to aroun ...
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
A simple eye (sometimes called a pigment pit) refers to a form of eye or an optical arrangement composed of a single lens and without an elaborate retina such as occurs in most vertebrates. In this sense "simple eye" is distinct from a multi-l ...
on the head.
Species
''BioLib'' lists:
;subgenus ''Cornidindymus'' Stehlík, 2005
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Dindymus abdominalis''
Distant, 1914
# ''
Dindymus griseus''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus straeleni''
Schouteden, 1933
;subgenus ''Dindymus'' Stål, 1861
# ''
Dindymus albicornis''
(Fabricius, 1803)
# ''
Dindymus albomarginatus''
Stehlík, 2007
# ''
Dindymus brevis''
Blöte, 1931
# ''
Dindymus chinensis''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus croesus''
Distant, 1914
# ''
Dindymus decisus''
Walker, 1873
# ''
Dindymus decolor''
Breddin, 1900
# ''
Dindymus flavipennis''
Blöte, 1931
# ''
Dindymus lanius''
Stål, 1863
# ''
Dindymus medogensis''
S.L. Liu, 1981
# ''
Dindymus punctithorax''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus pyrochrous''
(Boisduval, 1835)
# ''
Dindymus rubiginosus''
(Fabricius, 1787)
# ''
Dindymus sanguineus''
(Fabricius, 1794)
;subgenus ''Limadindymus'' Stehlík, 2005
# ''
Dindymus brunneus''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus dispersus''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus kotheae''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus montanellus''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus riedeli''
(Stehlík, 2005)
# ''
Dindymus schoenitzeri''
(Stehlík, 2005)
;subgenus ''Pseudodindymus'' Stehlík, 2009
# ''
Dindymus sandakan''
Stehlík, 2010
;''incertae sedis''
# ''
Dindymus amboinensis''
(Fabricius, 1803)
# ''
Dindymus basifer''
Walker, 1873
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Dindymus bifurcatus''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus bougainvillensis''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus circumcinctus''
Stål, 1863
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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''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus pectoralis''
Schmidt, 1932
# ''
Dindymus pulcher''
Stal, 1863
# ''
Dindymus rubriventris''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus talaudensis''
Stehlík & Jindra, 2006
# ''
Dindymus thunbergi''
Stål, 1856.
# ''
Dindymus ventralis''
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''
Stehlík, 2006
# ''
Dindymus wynigerae''
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