''Scantius'' is a genus of mostly African and European 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 ...
. There are at least two described species in ''Scantius''.
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Scantius'':
* '' Scantius aegyptius'' (Linnaeus, 1758) g b (Mediterranean red bug)
* '' Scantius forsteri'' (Fabricius, 1781) g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Pyrrhocoridae
Pentatomomorpha genera
Taxa named by Carl Stål
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