| Dysdercus concinnus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus: | Dysdercus |
| Species: | D. concinnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysdercus concinnus Stål, 1861 | |
Dysdercus concinnus, known generally as the pale red bug or Turk's cap red bug, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3]
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 cotton crops. A common species in parts of Europe is the firebug, and its genus name Pyrrhocoris and the family name are derived from the Greek roots for fire "pyrrho-" and bug "coris". Members of this family are often confused with, but can be quickly separated from, Lygaeidae by the lack of ocelli on the top of the head.
Dysdercus is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers".
Dysdercus cingulatus is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they mature, transmitting cotton-staining fungi as they do so.
Dysdercus suturellus is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as a cotton stainer. The adult insect is slender, about 1 to 1.5 cm long, with a red thorax and dark brown wings marked with a yellow cross. It is native to the southeast of the United States, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. It is a pest of cotton crops and other plants, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the ripening seeds.
Dysdercus koenigii is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they mature, transmitting cotton staining fungi as they do so.
Antilochus coquebertii is an Old World species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, occurring in South and Southeast Asia. It is brightly coloured, red and black, and is a beneficial predator on other pyrrhocorids, especially the genus Dysdercus, which are crop pests. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head, and they can be easily distinguished from Dysdercus by the lack of white stripes on the body. They are known to be cannibalistic in nature, but are not known to prey on human flesh or blood.
Phaedrotettix concinnus is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.
Dysdercus andreae, or St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea and in North America. Its host plant is Thespesia populnea, which it feeds on the seeds and fruits of.
Neophylax is a genus of autumn mottled sedges in the family Uenoidae. There are more than 30 described species in Neophylax.
Myrmecocephalus concinnus is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southern Asia, and Europe.
Stimulopalpus is a genus of tropical barklice in the family Amphientomidae. There are at least 30 described species in Stimulopalpus.
Neophylax concinnus is a species of caddisfly in the family Thremmatidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus concinnus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Selenophorus concinnus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Dysdercus bimaculatus, the two-spotted cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found in North America, and South America.
Cyrtomenus is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are about nine described species in Cyrtomenus.
Coelotanypus concinnus is a species of midge in the family Chironomidae.
Dysdercus mimulus is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.
Onthophagus concinnus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
P. Judson is an Indian Entomologist, who researched much on Dysdercus cingulatus in the 1970s. In the successive decades, he took to teaching of Zoology at Osmania University, Secunderabad, a State-run University u/s 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. He contributed much to the discipline of Entomology through scholarly articles in scientific journals (see section on writings). He was also a member of the Indian Society for Comparative Animal Physiology.
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