''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''.

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 {{pentatomomorpha-stub

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