''Dysdercus'' is a widespread
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 ...
; a number of species attacking
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be 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. 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:
; subgenus ''Dysdercus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1831
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Dysdercus andreae
''Dysdercus andreae'', or St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea and in North America. Its host plant is ''Thespesia populnea
''Thespesia populnea'', comm ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Dysdercus bimaculatus''
(Stål, 1854)
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Dysdercus cardinalis''
Gerstäcker, 1873
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Dysdercus concinnus''
Stål, 1861
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Dysdercus fasciatus''
Signoret, 1861 - cotton stainer (Africa)
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Dysdercus mimulus''
Hussey, 1929
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Dysdercus mimus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
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(Say, 1832)
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Dysdercus nigrofasciatus''
Stål, 1855
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Dysdercus obliquus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1843)
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Dysdercus obscuratus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Distant, 1883
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Dysdercus peruvianus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Guérin-Méneville, 1831 - type species
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Dysdercus suturellus
''Dysdercus suturellus'' is a species of Hemiptera, true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as a cotton stainer. The adult insect is slender, about long, with a red thorax and dark brown wings marked with a yellow cross. It is nativ ...
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(Herrich-Schäffer, 1842) - cotton stainer (USA)
; subgenus ''Leptophthalmus'' Stål, 1870
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Dysdercus decussatus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Boisduval, 1835
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Dysdercus fuscomaculatus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Stål, 1863
; subgenus ''Paradysdercus'' Stehlík, 1965
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Dysdercus cingulatus
''Dysdercus cingulatus'' is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they ...
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(Fabricius, 1775) - red cotton bug
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Dysdercus evanescens
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Distant, 1902
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Dysdercus koenigii
''Dysdercus koenigii'' is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they m ...
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(Fabricius, 1775) - red cotton stainer (Indian subcontinent)
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Dysdercus poecilus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
(Harrich-Schaeffer)
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Dysdercus sidae
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Montrouzier, 1861
; ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
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Dysdercus albofasciatus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Berg, 1878
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Dysdercus argillaceus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Breddin, 1895
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Dysdercus basialbus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Schmidt, 1932
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Dysdercus bidentatus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Hussey, 1927
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Dysdercus bloetei''
Doesburg, 1968
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Dysdercus chaquensis''
Freiberg, 1948
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Dysdercus chiriquinus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Distant, 1883
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Dysdercus cinctus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Scudder, 1890
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Dysdercus collaris''
Blöte, 1931
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Dysdercus festivus''
Gerstäcker, 1892
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Dysdercus flavolimbatus''
Stål, 1861
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Dysdercus haemorrhoidalis''
Signoret, 1858
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Dysdercus honestus''
Blöte, 1931
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Dysdercus imitator
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Blöte, 1931
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Dysdercus immarginatus''
Blöte, 1931
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Dysdercus impictiventris''
Stål, 1870
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Dysdercus insularis
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Stål, 1870
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Dysdercus intermedius''
Distant, 1902 - cotton stainer (Africa)
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Dysdercus longiceps''
Breddin, 1901
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Dysdercus longirostris
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Stål, 1861
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Dysdercus lunulatus''
Uhler, 1861
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Dysdercus maurus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Distant, 1901
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Dysdercus melanoderes''
Karsch, 1892
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Dysdercus mesiostigma''
Distant
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Dysdercus mimuloides''
Blöte, 1933
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Dysdercus monostigma''
Kirby
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Dysdercus ochreatus''
(Say, 1832)
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Dysdercus orientalis''
Schouteden, 1910
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Dysdercus pretiosus
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Distant, 1902
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Dysdercus ruficeps''
(Perty, 1833)
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Dysdercus ruficollis''
(Linnaeus, 1764)
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Dysdercus rusticus''
Stål, 1870
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Dysdercus sanguinarius''
Stål, 1870
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Dysdercus scassellati
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
Del Guercio, 1918
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Dysdercus stehliki''
Schaefer, 2013
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Dysdercus superstitiosus''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Dysdercus unicolor''
Scudder, 1890
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Dysdercus wilhelminae
''Dysdercus'' is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Description
Species may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distingu ...
''
van Doesburg, 1968
References
External links
North American ''Dysdercus'' species*
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10478309
Pyrrhocoridae
Pentatomomorpha genera