Biology:Alydus

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Short description: Genus of insects

Alydus
Broad-headed Bug - Alydus eurinus, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Alydus eurinus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Alydinae
Genus: Alydus
Fabricius, 1803

Alydus is the type genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species.[1][2][3] Species are recorded from North America and Europe through to temperate Asia.[4]

Alydus

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Alydus:


References

Further reading

  • Schaefer, Carl W.; Schaffner, Joseph C. (1994). "Alydus calcaratus in North America (Hemiptera: Alydidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96: 314–317. ISSN 0013-8797. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10407172 entry