Alydinae

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Alydinae
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Alydus eurinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Alydinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843

Alydinae is a subfamily of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 24 genera and more than 140 described species in Alydinae. [1] [2] [3]

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Megalotomus quinquespinosus
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Alydus

Genera

These 24 genera belong to the subfamily Alydinae:

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References

  1. "Alydinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. Webb, Mick; Eades, David C. (2018). "Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 1 April 2019.