Chelinidea vittiger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Tribe: | Chelinideini |
Genus: | Chelinidea |
Species: | C. vittiger |
Binomial name | |
Chelinidea vittiger Uhler, 1863 | |
Chelinidea vittiger, known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Other common names include the squash bug and cactus bug. It is found in Australia, Central America, and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bedbug.
Pseudomonas excibis is a gram-negative, rod bacterium first isolated from the gastric caeca of the cactus bug. The type strain is ATCC 12293.
Coreinae is a subfamily in the hemipteran family Coreidae. They have been shown to be paraphyletic with respect to Meropachyinae.
Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, starvation pricklypear, hairspine cactus, and panhandle pricklypear. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in Western Canada, the Great Plains, the central and Western United States, and Chihuahua in northern Mexico. In 2018, a disjunct population was discovered in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada.
Chelinidea is a genus of cactus bugs in the family Coreidae, and is the sole genus of the monotypic tribe Chelinideini. There are five described species in Chelinidea, found in Central and North America, where they typically feed on cacti in the genus Opuntia. Three of these species have been introduced into Australia.
Anasa scorbutica is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Acanthocerus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least three described species in Acanthocerus.
Anasa armigera, the horned squash bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Mozena lunata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leptoglossus brevirostris is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Spartocera is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 18 described species in Spartocera.
Mozena buenoi is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Mozena brunnicornis is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cimolus obscurus is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Cimolus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least four described species in Cimolus.
Sagotylus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, containing one described species, S. confluens.
Chelinidea hunteri is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is endemic to the Sonoran Desert.
Mozena arizonensis is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Tachys vittiger is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.