Cydamus (bug)

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Cydamus
Biologia Centrali-Americana - Cydamus borealis.jpg
Cydamus borealis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Alydidae
Tribe: Micrelytrini
Genus: Cydamus
Stål, 1860

Cydamus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae, found in the Americas. There are about 15 described species in Cydamus. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Cydamus inauratus Biologia Centrali-Americana - Cydamus inauratus.jpg
Cydamus inauratus

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Cydamus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cydamus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Cydamus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. 1 2 "Cydamus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. 1 2 "Cydamus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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