Coridius

Coridius
	Coridius janus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Dinidoridae
Subfamily:	Dinidorinae
Genus:	Coridius; Illiger, 1807
Synonyms
	Amacosia Spinola, 1850; Aspongopus Laporte, 1833; Peltagopus Signoret, 1861; Spongopodium Spinola, 1837;

Coridius is a genus of dinidorid bugs. They suck sap mainly from plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Most described species have native ranges in Africa and Asia.^[1] Several species are eaten in parts of South and Southeast Asia.^[2] Some species have extended into Europe and are considered as pests on cucurbit crops.

Species

Coridius viduatus in the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve

Coridius affinis (Costa, 1847)
Coridius alternatus (Distant)
Coridius assamensis (Distant, 1902)
Coridius brunneus (Thunberg, 1783)
Coridius castaneus (Signoret)
Coridius chinensis (Dallas, 1851)
Coridius cuprifer (Westwood, 1837)
Coridius cuprinus (Stål, 1870)
Coridius deckerti Lis, 1990
Coridius dimorphus (China, 1928)
Coridius divergens (Distant, 1878)
Coridius dubitabilis (Fairmaire, 1858)
Coridius duraiae Lis, 1990
Coridius farleyi (Distant)
Coridius flavomarginatus (Signoret)
Coridius fuscus (Westwood, 1837)
Coridius janus (Fabricius, 1775) type species (as Cimex ianus Fabricius)
Coridius kerzhneri Lis, 1990
Coridius laosanus (Distant, 1921)
Coridius lenoiri (Schouteden)
Coridius lividus (Distant, 1898)
Coridius marginatus (A. Costa, 1847)
Coridius neobrunneus Ahmad, Hussain & Kamaluddin, 1997
Coridius nepalensis (Westwood, 1837)
Coridius nubilis (Westwood, 1837)
Coridius nubilus (Westwood)
Coridius patruelis (Stål)
Coridius prolixus Lethierry, 1881
Coridius pseudaffinis Lis, 1996
Coridius pseudoflavomarginatus Kocorek, 2003
Coridius putoni (Bolivar)
Coridius reflexus (Westwood, 1837)
Coridius remipes (Stål, 1853)
Coridius rufomarginatus Carlini, 1895
Coridius sanguinolentus (Westwood, 1837)
Coridius singhalanus (Distant, 1900)
Coridius turbatensis Ahmad, Hussain & Kamaluddin, 1997
Coridius viduatus (Fabricius, 1794)
Coridius xanthopterus (Fairmaire)

References

^ Durai, P. S. S. (1987). "A revision of the Dinidoridae of the World (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea)". Oriental Insects. 21 (1): 163–360. doi:10.1080/00305316.1987.11835477.
^ Hoffman, William E. (1947). "Insects as human food". Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 49: 233–237.

External links

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[1] Durai, P. S. S. (1987). "A revision of the Dinidoridae of the World (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea)". Oriental Insects. 21 (1): 163–360. doi:10.1080/00305316.1987.11835477.

[2] Hoffman, William E. (1947). "Insects as human food". Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 49: 233–237.

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